Illinois Compiled Statutes > 45 ILCS 17 – Interstate Compact on Adoption Act
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 45 ILCS 17 - Interstate Compact on Adoption Act
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28