Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78A > Chapter 4 - Court of Appeals

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Charitable purpose: means :

  (i)	relief of the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged;

  (ii)	advancement of religion;

  (iii)

  advancement of education or science;

  (iv)	erecting or maintaining a public building, monument, or work;

  (v)	reducing the burdens of government;

  (vi)	reducing neighborhood tensions;

  (vii)

  eliminating prejudice and discrimination;

  (viii)

  defending human rights and civil rights secured by law; or

  (ix)

  combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Contributor: means an applicant who contributes the required contribution to a sponsoring organization for a sponsored special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Division: means the Motor Vehicle Division of the commission, created in Section 41-1a-106. See Utah Code 41-1a-102 En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc. 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. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Private nonprofit organization: means a private nonprofit organization that: (i)  qualifies as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and (ii)  has a charitable purpose. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Special group license plate: means : (a)  a collegiate special group license plate; (b)  a private nonprofit special group license plate; (c)  a sponsored special group license plate; (d)  a state agency recognition special group license plate; or (e)  a state agency support special group license plate. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Sponsored special group license plate: means a license plate: (a)  designed for and associated with a sponsoring organization; and (b)  issued to an applicant in accordance with this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 Sponsoring organization: means an institution, a private nonprofit organization, or a state agency that is or seeks to be associated with a sponsored special group license plate created under this part. See Utah Code 41-1a-1601 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision. Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.