Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 8.5 > Chapter 10 - Aging Information and Education

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
• Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Sell: includes offer or possess for sale, barter, exchange, or trade. See California Fish and Game Code 75
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Fish and Game Code 73