Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 1 > Chapter 1 > Article 2 - Territorial Jurisdiction

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Government Code 14002.5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Government Code 14002.5
• Director: means the Director of Transportation. See California Government Code 14002.5
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Transportation. See California Government Code 14002.5
• Sheriff: includes marshal. 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
• Trial jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."
• war: shall mean : (a) whenever Congress has declared war and peace has not been formally restored. See California Military and Veterans Code 18