Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 3 > Division 7 > Part 47 > Chapter 1 > Article 7 - Exercise of Free Expression

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• certificate: as used in this chapter are deemed to be synonomous. See California Business and Professions Code 2040
• County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Oath: includes an affirmation or declaration. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
• Testify: includes any mode of oral statement made under oath or affirmation. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
• Will: includes codicil. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17