Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 2A - Court of Appeals

• Acquittal:
  1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
  2. A verdict of "not guilty."
   
• Action: means :

  (a) A decision made by a majority of the members present, whether in person or by means of electronic communication, during a meeting of a public body;

  (b) A commitment or promise made by a majority of the members present, whether in person or by means of electronic communication, during a meeting of a public body;

  (c) If a public body may have a member who is not an elected official, an affirmative vote taken by a majority of the members present, whether in person or by means of electronic communication, during a meeting of the public body; or

  (d) If all the members of a public body must be elected officials, an affirmative vote taken by a majority of all the members of the public body. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015

• Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
• Administrator: means the Administrator of the Commission. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233.020
• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
• Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
• Commission: means the Nevada Equal Rights Commission within the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233.020
• Commission: means the Nevada Commission for Women. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233I.010
• Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
• Council: means the Governor"s Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233G.010
• Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
• Deliberate: means collectively to examine, weigh and reflect upon the reasons for or against the action. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Disability: means , with respect to a person:

  (a) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the person;

  (b) A record of such an impairment; or

  (c) Being regarded as having such an impairment. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233.020

• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Engrossed bill: The official copy of a bill or joint resolution passed by a chamber of the legislature.
• Enrolled bill: The final copy of a bill or joint resolution which has passed both chambers in identical form. It is printed on parchment paper, signed by appropriate officials, and submitted to the President/Governor for signature.
• Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
• fugitive from justice: means a person who has been found in this State after:

  1. See Nevada Revised Statutes 202.005

• Gender identity or expression: means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person"s assigned sex at birth. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233.020
• Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
• Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Member: means a member of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233.020
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Original bill: A bill which is drafted by a committee. It is introduced by the committee or subcommittee chairman after the committee votes to report it.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• public body: means :

  (a) Any administrative, advisory, executive or legislative body of the State or a local government consisting of at least two persons which expends or disburses or is supported in whole or in part by tax revenue or which advises or makes recommendations to any entity which expends or disburses or is supported in whole or in part by tax revenue, including, but not limited to, any board, commission, committee, subcommittee or other subsidiary thereof and includes a library foundation as defined in NRS 379. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015

• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: means a simple majority of the membership of a public body or another proportion established by law. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015
• Remote technology system: means any system or other means of communication which uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a person from a remote location to attend, participate, vote or take any other action in a meeting, even though the person is not physically present at the meeting. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015
• Sexual orientation: means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. See Nevada Revised Statutes 233.020
• Supporting material: means material that is provided to at least a quorum of the members of a public body by a member of or staff to the public body and that the members of the public body would reasonably rely on to deliberate or take action on a matter contained in a published agenda. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015
• Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
• Working day: means every day of the week except Saturday, Sunday and any day declared to be a legal holiday pursuant to NRS 236. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015