2006 New York Code - Definitions.

 
    § 5301. Definitions. As used in this article the following definitions
  shall be applicable.
    (a)   Foreign  state.  "Foreign  state"  in  this  article  means  any
  governmental unit other than the United States, or any state,  district,
  commonwealth, territory, insular possession thereof, or the Panama Canal
  Zone or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
    (b)  Foreign  country  judgment.  "Foreign  country  judgment" in this
  article means any judgment  of  a  foreign  state  granting  or  denying
  recovery  of  a sum of money, other than a judgment for taxes, a fine or
  other penalty, or a  judgment  for  support  in  matrimonial  or  family
  matters.