Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 5 > Part V > Subpart D - Preparation for Voting

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• 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.
• Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Political subdivision: means a parish, municipality, and any other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district, authorized by law to perform governmental functions. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:581
• 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.
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.