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Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 3.6 > Part 5 > Chapter 4 - Procedures Applicable to State and Local Public Entities
- Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Probate: Proving a will
- 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 3.6 > Part 5 > Chapter 4 – Procedures Applicable to State and Local Public Entities
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Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 3.6 > Part 5 > Chapter 4 - Procedures Applicable to State and Local Public Entities
- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
- 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.