Illinois Compiled Statutes > 735 ILCS 5 > Article XII > Part 2 – Trial Of Right Of Property
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| § 735 ILCS 5/12-201 | Procedure |
| § 735 ILCS 5/12-202 | Trial |
| § 735 ILCS 5/12-203 | Subpoenas |
| § 735 ILCS 5/12-204 | Trial and judgment |
| § 735 ILCS 5/12-205 | Costs |
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 735 ILCS 5 > Article XII > Part 2 - Trial Of Right Of Property
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.