Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 7 > Part 3 - Injunction; Setting Aside Certain Transfers

• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• clinic: shall mean any community medical clinic, mental health center and other related facilities. See West Virginia Code 7-3-14a
• County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• hospital: shall mean any general hospital, chronic disease hospital, mental hospital and other related facilities. See West Virginia Code 7-3-14a
• 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.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• long-term care facility: shall mean any nursing home, rest home, housing facility for aged citizens and other related facilities. See West Virginia Code 7-3-14a
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.