Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts

• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Condemner: means the state, any city, county, school district, municipal or public corporation, political subdivision or any instrumentality or any agency thereof or a private corporation that has the power to exercise the right of eminent domain. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Person: means person as defined by ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• Property: means real or personal property or any interest therein of any kind or nature that is subject to condemnation. See Oregon Statutes 35.215
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.