California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 16 > Part 2 > Chapter 16 – Validating Proceedings
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Terms Used In California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 16 > Part 2 > Chapter 16 - Validating Proceedings
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- 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.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.