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Florida Civil Practice And Procedure Code Section 45.011 - Civil Procedure: General Provisions - Definitions.

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Title VI   CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 45   CIVIL PROCEDURE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

45.011  Definitions.--In all statutes about practice and procedure "plaintiff" means any party seeking affirmative relief whether plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant; or third-party plaintiff, counterclaimant or cross-claimant; "defendant" means any party against whom such relief is sought; "bond with surety" means a bond with two good and sufficient sureties, each with unencumbered property not subject to any exemption afforded by law equal in value to the penal sum of the bond or a bond with a licensed surety company as surety or a cash deposit conditioned as for a bond.

History.--s. 1, ch. 67-254.

Last modified: November 21, 2006