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NRS 51.045

“Statement” defined

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Rugamas v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada ex rel. County of Clark (2013)

Most recently applied in COX v. MGM GRAND HOTEL, LLC (April 2022)

(Added to NRS by 1971, 794)

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“Statement” means:

1. An oral or written assertion; or

2. Nonverbal conduct of a person, if it is intended as an assertion.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.