29-1001. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Business" includes every trade, occupation and profession.
2. " Chief executive office" means the place from which the main part of the partnership's business is managed.
3. " Debtor in bankruptcy" means a person who is the subject of either:
(a) An order for relief under title 11 of the United States Code or a comparable order under a successor statute of general application.
(b) A comparable order under federal, state or foreign law governing insolvency.
4. " Distribution" means a transfer of money or other property from a partnership to a partner in the partner's capacity as a partner or to the partner's transferee.
5. " Foreign limited liability partnership" means a partnership or limited partnership that is formed or created under laws other than the laws of this state and that is qualified as a limited liability partnership under those laws.
6. " General partner" means a partner in a partnership and a general partner in a limited partnership.
7. " Limited liability partnership" means a partnership or limited partnership that has filed a statement of qualification under section 29-1101.
8. " Limited partner" means a limited partner in a limited partnership.
9. " Limited partnership" means a limited partnership created under chapter 3 of this title, predecessor law or comparable law of another jurisdiction.
10. " Partner" means a general partner and, for purposes of article 9 of this chapter, both a general partner and a limited partner.
11. " Partnership" means an association or entity formed under section 29-1012, a predecessor law or a comparable law of another jurisdiction.
12. " Partnership agreement" means the agreement, whether written, oral or implied, among the partners concerning the partnership, including amendments to the partnership agreement.
13. " Partnership at will" means a partnership in which the partners have not agreed to remain partners until the expiration of a definite term or the completion of a particular undertaking.
14. " Partnership interest" or " partner's interest in the partnership" means all of a partner's interests in the partnership, including the partner's transferable interest and all management and other rights.
15. " Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality or any other legal or commercial entity.
16. " Property" means all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest in such property.
17. " State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
18. " Statement" means a statement of partnership authority under section 29-1023, a statement of denial under section 29-1024, a statement of dissociation under section 29-1064, a statement of dissolution under section 29-1075, a statement of merger under section 29-2205, a statement of qualification as a limited liability partnership under section 29-1101, a statement of foreign qualification under section 29-1106 or an amendment or cancellation of any of the foregoing.
19. " Transfer" includes an assignment, conveyance, lease, mortgage, deed and encumbrance.