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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="18-101" title_number="18" title_name="Bills of Lading and Warehouse Receipts -- Criminal Provisions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Bill of lading” means a document evidencing the receipt of goods for shipment issued by a person engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Bill of lading” includes an airbill; that is, a document serving for air transportation as a bill of lading does for marine or rail transportation, and includes an air consignment note or air waybill.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Conspicuous” has the meaning stated in § 1–201(10) of this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Goods” means all things which are treated as moveable for the purposes of a contract of storage or transportation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Person” includes an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Warehouse receipt” means a receipt issued by a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Warehouseman” means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire.</text>
  </level>
</section>
