Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 29 > Chapter 17 > Part 7 - Action in Rem

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Apprentice: means a worker who:
  (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years of age. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Apprenticeship agreement: means a written agreement between an apprentice and a sponsor that contains the terms and conditions of the apprentice's employment and training consistent with 29 C. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Apprenticeship council: means the Tennessee apprenticeship council established pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Apprenticeship intermediary: means an entity that provides required technical instruction to an apprentice. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 50-10-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Covered employer: means a person or entity that employs a person, is covered by the Workers' Compensation Law, compiled in chapter 6 of this title, maintains a drug-free workplace pursuant to this chapter and includes on the posting required by §. See Tennessee Code 50-9-103
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Drug: means any controlled substance subject to testing pursuant to drug testing regulations adopted by the United States department of transportation. See Tennessee Code 50-9-103
• Employer: means a person or entity that employs a person and that is covered by the Workers' Compensation Law, compiled in chapter 6 of this title. See Tennessee Code 50-9-103
• Employer: means a person employing fifteen (15) or more employees. See Tennessee Code 50-10-102
• Employer: means a person employing an apprentice. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• 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.
• Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Office of apprenticeship: means the Tennessee office of apprenticeship established pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• On-the-job training: means training provided by an employer that:
  (A) Is provided to a paid apprentice who is engaged in productive work in an occupation, and the work provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the occupation. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• Pre-apprenticeship: means a program or set of services, in partnership with a registered apprenticeship program, designed to prepare individuals to enter and succeed in a registered apprenticeship program. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Required technical instruction: means an organized and systematic form of instruction, other than on-the-job training, that:
  (A) Is designed to provide an apprentice with knowledge of the subjects related to the apprentice's occupation. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Sponsor: means a person operating a pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• State registration agency: means the Tennessee agency responsible for registering pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, and apprentices, and for reviewing pre-apprenticeships and apprenticeships for compliance with state law and the state plan for equal employment opportunities. See Tennessee Code 50-11-102
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• test: means any chemical, biological or physical instrumental analysis administered by a laboratory authorized to do so pursuant to this chapter, for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of a drug or its metabolites pursuant to regulations governing drug testing adopted by the United States department of transportation or other recognized authority approved by rule by the commissioner of labor and workforce development. See Tennessee Code 50-9-103
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Undue hardship: means an action requiring significant difficulty or expense. See Tennessee Code 50-10-102
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
• written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105