Terms Used In California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Part 2 > Title 10.5 > Chapter 5 - Division of the Property

• Action: means an action for partition under this title. See California Code of Civil Procedure 872.010
• Administrative director: means the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation. See California Labor Code 110
• Appeals board: means the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. See California Labor Code 110
• board: means the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board. See California Labor Code 140
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Commission: means the Fish and Game Commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 30
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• County: includes "city and county. See California Labor Code 14
• Credible science: means the best available scientific information that is not overly prescriptive due to the dynamic nature of science, and includes the evaluation principles of relevance, inclusiveness, objectivity, transparency, timeliness, verification, validation, and peer review of information as appropriate. See California Fish and Game Code 33
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• department: refer to the Director and Department of Finance, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 13001
• Department: means Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 19
• Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
• Director: means Director of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 20
• District: means fish and game district. See California Fish and Game Code 41
• Division: means the Division of Workers' Compensation. See California Labor Code 110
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Fish: means a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals. See California Fish and Game Code 45
• Fishery: means both of the following:

  California Fish and Game Code 94

• Lien: means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest in property whether arising from contract, statute, common law, or equity. See California Code of Civil Procedure 872.010
• Medical director: means the physician appointed by the administrative director pursuant to Section 122. See California Labor Code 110
• Net: means any gear made of any kind of twine, thread, string, rope, wire, wood, or other materials used for the gilling, entangling, trapping, or impounding of fish. See California Fish and Game Code 56
• Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
• Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
• Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
• Property: includes real and personal property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 872.010
• Qualified medical evaluator: means physicians appointed by the administrative director pursuant to Section 139. See California Labor Code 110
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Sell: includes offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade. See California Fish and Game Code 75
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Labor Code 12.2
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
• state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Fish and Game Code 73
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
• Take: means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. See California Fish and Game Code 86
• Violation: includes a failure to comply with any requirement of the code. See California Labor Code 22
• Will: includes codicil. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17