# Nev. 8th Jud. DCR 1.12: Rule 1.12 . Definitions of words and terms. In these rules, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:

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## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. 8th Jud. DCR 1.12
- **Heading:** Rule 1.12 . Definitions of words and terms. In these rules, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Nevada Court Rules / Rules of Practice for the Eighth Judicial District Court / Rule 1.12

## Text

(a) “Case” must include and apply to any and all actions, proceedings, and other court matters, however designated. (b) “Clerk” means the clerk of the district court. (c) “Court” means the district court. (d) “District judges” means all judges elected to the district court whether serving in the Family or General Jurisdiction Divisions of the court. (e) “Party,” “petitioner,” “applicant,” “claimant,” “plaintiff,” “defendant,” or any other designation of a party to any action or proceeding, case, or other court matter must include and apply to such party’s attorney of record. (f) “Person” must include and apply to corporations, firms, associations, and all other entities, as well as natural persons. (g) “Must” is mandatory, and “may” is permissive. (h) The past, present, and future tenses each include the others; the masculine, feminine, and neuter genders each include the others; and the singular and plural numbers each include the other. (i) Wherever the term “master” appears in these rules, it is interchangeable with the term “referee” as used in the Constitution of the State of Nevada and the Nevada Revised Statutes and vice versa.

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