California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 7 > Part 3 > Chapter 19 – Reassessments
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- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
- department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
- director: means the State Director of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14061
- 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
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
- Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
- Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19