As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise plainly requires:
- (1) "Absolute exemptions" means property which, under chapters 43-31 and 43-45, is absolutely exempt from levy;
- (2) "Additional exemptions" means additional property which may be claimed as exempt under chapter 43-45;
- (3) "Claim" means a claim of exemptions as provided in this chapter;
- (4) "Claimant" means a debtor or a dependent of debtor making claim of exemptions;
- (5) "Court" means the court wherein the action is brought in which action the levy is made;
- (6) "Creditor" means a person for whose benefit any such process is used;
- (7) "Debtor" means a person on whose property levy has been made;
- (8) "Levy" means any garnishment, attachment, or any seizure or levy whatsoever under execution or any other judicial process for the purpose of satisfying or securing the claim or demand of a creditor;
- (9) "Officer" means a person making such levy;
- (10) "Property" means any property whether real, personal, or mixed.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4901.