Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 45 > Subchapter A


§ 45.001	Objectives of Chapter
§ 45.002	Application of Chapter
§ 45.003	Definition for Certain Prosecutions
§ 45.004	General Definition

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

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