§ 50-7-201 Definitions generally
§ 50-7-202 “Benefits” defined
§ 50-7-203 “Administrator,” “commissioner” and “department” defined
§ 50-7-204 “Attributable to service” defined – “Payments in lieu of premiums” and “premiums” defined
§ 50-7-205 “Employer” defined
§ 50-7-206 “Employing unit” defined – Common paymaster
§ 50-7-207 “Employment” and related definitions
§ 50-7-208 “Employment office” defined
§ 50-7-209 “Fund” defined
§ 50-7-210 “State” and “United States” defined
§ 50-7-211 “Unemployed” defined
§ 50-7-212 “Unemployment compensation administration fund” defined
§ 50-7-213 “Wages” defined
§ 50-7-214 “Week” defined
§ 50-7-215 “Calendar quarter” defined
§ 50-7-216 “Weekly benefit amount” defined
§ 50-7-217 “Benefit year” defined
§ 50-7-218 “Base period” defined
§ 50-7-219 “Insured work” defined
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 50 > Chapter 7 > Part 2 - Definitions

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Livestock: means all equine as well as animals that are being raised primarily for use as food or fiber for human utilization or consumption including, but not limited to, cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and poultry. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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: has the meaning given that term by §. See Tennessee Code 50-7-403
  • 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
  • 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
  • Trade or business: includes the employer's workforce. See Tennessee Code 50-7-403
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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