Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 87A > Subchapter I - General Provisions

• 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.
• 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
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Board: means the Tourism Advisory Board created by § 8708A of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
• Board: means the Board of Managers of the Woods Haven School for Girls. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5301
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
• Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Commitment: refers to the vesting of legal custody of juveniles in the custody of the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families under the provisions of §§ 5106-5108 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Council: means the Council on Development Finance created by § 8707A of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
• Court: means any court of competent jurisdiction. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
• Department: means the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
• Detention: refers to the holding of a juvenile by the Department in the separate Detention Department provided for in § 5110 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Director: means the Director of the Division of Small Business. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
• Division: means the Division of Small Business. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• 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.
• Juvenile: means a minor. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5101
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Plan: means the Comprehensive State Plan for Economic Development created by § 8705A of this title. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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.
• School: means the Woods Haven School for Girls. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 5301
• Secretary: means the Secretary of State. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
• State: means the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 8702A
• State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302