Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 52 – Interstate Compact On the Mentally Disordered Offender
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| § 5201 | Interstate Compact; enactment | 16 |
| § 5202 | Department of Health and Social Services; authority to contract | 16 |
Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 52 - Interstate Compact On the Mentally Disordered Offender
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Department: means the Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1102
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, joint stock company, limited partnership, limited liability company, or any other legal entity, and includes a legal successor of those entities. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1102
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Resident: means an individual, whether identified as a patient, guest, or other designation, residing and receiving services in a long-term care facility. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1102
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.