{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-6.40a.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 6.40A.010","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.\n(1) \"Foreign country\" means a government other than:\n(a) The United States;\n(b) A state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or\n(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.\n(2) \"Foreign-country judgment\" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country.","path":["Title 6","Chapter 6.40A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=6.40A.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:36:32Z","sha256":"1762dc5fcf20b390ec7e0554ebadc36e47148ac62103f3a2ba1d8e859ee58110","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-6.36.910","next":"us-wa/rcw-6.40a.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}