Section 2: Interpretation

(1)
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"appeal" includes any proceeding by way of discharging or setting aside a judgment or an application for a new trial or a stay of execution;
"country of the original court" means the country in which the original court is situated;
"judgment" means a judgment or order given or made by a court in any civil proceedings and shall include an award in proceedings on an arbitration if the award has in pursuance of the law in force in the place where it was made become enforceable in the same manner as a judgment given by a court in that place, or a judgment or order given or made by a court in any criminal proceedings for the payment of a sum of money in respect of compensation or damages to an injured party;
"judgment creditor" means the person in whose favour the judgment was given, and includes any person in whom the rights under the judgment have become vested by succession or assignment or otherwise;
"judgment debtor" means the person against whom the judgment was given, and includes any person against whom the judgment is enforceable under the law of the original court;
"judgments given in the superior courts in Nigeria" means judgments given :in a High Court, Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court and includes as the case may require given in any courts on appeals against any judgments so given;
[L.N. 139 0f 1965.]
''Minister of Justice" means the Minister of the Federation charged with the responsibility for justice;
"original court" in relation to any judgment means the court by which the judgment was given;
"prescribed" means prescribed by rules of court;
"registration" means registration under Part 1 of this Act and the expressions "register" and "registered" shall be construed accordingly;
"registering court" in relation to any judgment means the court to which an application to register the judgment is made;
"superior court in Nigeria" means the High Court of a State or of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja or the Federal High Court.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the expression "action in personam" shall not be deemed to include any matrimonial cause or any proceedings in connection with any of the following matters, that is to say, matrimonial matters, administration of the estates of deceased persons, bankruptcy, winding up of companies, lunacy, or guardianship of infants.