Terms Used In California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Part 2 > Title 1 - OF THE FORM OF CIVIL ACTIONS

• Acquiring district: means a district in which all or a part of a state-aided district or an applicant district has been included. See California Education Code 16150
• Apportionment: means an apportionment made under this chapter unless the context otherwise requires. See California Education Code 16002
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• 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: includes the District of Columbia and the territories when applied to the different parts of the United States, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• State-aided district: means a district to which a conditional or final apportionment has been made under this chapter. See California Education Code 16150
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.