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Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 12 > Chapter 1 - Definitions

  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.