Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 24 > Chapter 61 > Subchapter 5 - Nuisances

• 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.
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Children and Families or his or her designee. See
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Family: means :

• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• Reach First: means the program established under chapter 10 of this title. See
• Reach Up: means the program established under chapter 11 of this title. See
• selectboard: as used in this chapter , shall include the mayor and board of aldermen of a city and the president and trustees of an incorporated village. See
• TANF: means the block grant provided to this State and established in accordance with Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated under the Act by the U. See
• town: shall mean village or city. See
• Village: shall mean an incorporated village. See