{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-45.011","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 45.011","heading":"Definitions.","body":"In all statutes about practice and procedure:\n(1) “Bond with surety” means a bond with two good and sufficient sureties, each with unencumbered property not subject to any exemption afforded by law equal in value to the penal sum of the bond or a bond with a licensed surety company as surety or a cash deposit conditioned as for a bond.\n(2) “Defendant” means any party against whom relief as referenced in subsection (3) is sought.\n(3) “Plaintiff” means any party seeking affirmative relief whether plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant; or third-party plaintiff, counterclaimant or cross-claimant.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 67-254; s. 16, ch. 2023-8.","path":["TITLE VI CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 45 CIVIL PROCEDURE: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0045/0045.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:33Z","sha256":"e8b5ad5ab6989b6d3b0cec48afaec99a8a658c1c05e312258a00c56c7e767ef5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-44.407","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-45.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}