Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 148 > Conveyances > General Provisions
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| § 148.410 | Petition for order to convey, transfer or deliver property: Conditions; contents; hearing and notice; response; effect if order granted |
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 148 > Conveyances > General Provisions
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- 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.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.