Maine Revised Statutes > Title 38 > Chapter 2 > Subchapter 1-A – Environmental Audit Program

Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
Environmental requirement: means any law or rule administered by the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 349-M
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.
in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. ^Source:
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.
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72