Connecticut General Statutes Title 1. Provisions of General Application § 1-1a. Terms relating to security in personal property

Unless the context of any statute requires a different interpretation, all words and terms appearing in any statute and relating to security in personal property shall be construed to mean their counterparts in subdivision (35) of subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 and chapter 748.  1 In particular “chattel mortgage”, “conditional sale contract” or “lien” on personal property, except a lien of the type to which chapter 748 does not apply under subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 42a-9-109, shall be construed to mean “security interest”; “mortgagor” and “conditional vendee” shall be construed to mean “debtor”; “mortgagee” and “conditional vendor” shall be construed to mean “secured party”.