Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 20 > Article 11 - Administrative Hearings

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Commissioner: means the state real estate commissioner. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the state real estate department. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• 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.
• Member: means a member of the real estate advisory board. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, corporation, partnership or company and any other form of multiple organization for carrying on business, foreign or domestic. See Arizona Laws 32-2101
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215