Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.010 Definitions.
As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 28.020 to 28.130, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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in effectNev. Rev. Stat. § 28.020 Affinity defined.
Affinity when applied to the marriage relation signifies the connection existing in consequence of marriage between each of the married persons and the blood relatives of the other.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.025 Defendant defined.
Defendant includes a party against whom a counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint is filed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.030 Month defined.
Month means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.040 Oath defined.
Oath includes affirmation or declaration.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.050 Personal property defined.
Personal property includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.055 Plaintiff defined.
Plaintiff includes a party who files a counterclaim, cross-claim or third-party complaint.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.060 Process defined.
Process signifies a writ or summons in the course of judicial proceedings.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.070 Property defined.
Property includes both real and personal property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.080 Real property defined.
Real property is coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.090 State defined.
State, when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.100 United States defined.
United States may include the District of Columbia and territories or insular possessions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.110 Will defined.
Will includes codicil.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.120 Writ defined.
Writ signifies an order or precept in writing issued in the name of the State or of a court or judicial officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.130 Writing defined.
Writing includes printing and typewriting.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.140 Interpretation.
As used in this title, every mode of oral statement, under oath or affirmation, is embraced by the term testify, and every written one by the term depose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 28.150 Signature by mark.
As used in this title, signature or subscription includes mark, when the person cannot write, his or her name being written near it by a person who writes his or her own name as a witness; but when a signature is by mark it must, in order that it may be acknowledged or may serve as the signature to any sworn statement, be witnessed by two persons who must subscribe their own names as witnesses thereto.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-028.htmlFetched: 6/28/2026