Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 40 > General Provisions

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Department: means the Department of State Lands. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Land: includes water, water rights, easements of every nature and all appurtenances to land. See Oregon Statutes 274.005
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• state government: means the executive department, the judicial department and the legislative department. See Oregon Statutes 174.111
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.