North Carolina Statutes
§ 1C-1851 — Definitions
North Carolina·Ch. 1C Enforcement of Judgments·Art. 20 North Carolina Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1)Foreign country. - A government other than:
a. The United States;
b. A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or
c. Any other government with regard to which the decision in this State as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.
(2)Foreign-country judgment. - A judgment of a court of a foreign country. (2009-325, s. 2.)
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