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- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Construction: includes :
California Streets and Highways Code 29
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- full-time: means preschool services certified for a child for 25 or more hours per week. See California Education Code 8205
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Process: signifies a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.