Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 3.6 > Part 5 > Chapter 3.7 - Procedures Applicable to State and Local Public Entities

• act: as used in this division , means the Improvement Bond Act of 1915. See California Streets and Highways Code 9517
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
• 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.
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.