Terms Used In Florida Regulations > Chapter 61G19-1 - Purpose, Organization, Definitions

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• 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.
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.