Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 720.010. Section 720.010.
Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
CHAPTER 1. Definitions [720.010. - 720.030.]
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP 1.
in effectCal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 720.020. Section 720.020.
“Creditor” means the judgment creditor or, in the case of a levy under a writ of attachment or prejudgment writ of possession of personal property, the plaintiff.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 720.030. Section 720.030.
“Debtor” means the judgment debtor or, in the case of a levy under a writ of attachment or prejudgment writ of possession of personal property, the defendant.
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