Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 62 > Chapter 2 - Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers

• Adjudication of delinquency: means that a juvenile court has found beyond a reasonable doubt that a child has committed a delinquent act, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
• Adult: means , as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: means the state board of examiners for architects and engineers. See Tennessee Code 62-2-902
• Child: means :
  1. A person under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  2. Child sexual abuse: means , as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  3. 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
  4. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  5. 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.
  6. Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  7. Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  8. Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  9. Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  10. Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  11. Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  15. Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  16. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  17. 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.
  18. Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  19. Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  20. Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  21. Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  22. Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  23. Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  24. Registered interior designer: means a person registered to use the title "registered interior designer" under this part. See Tennessee Code 62-2-902
  25. 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.
  26. Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  27. 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
  28. signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  29. 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
  30. Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  31. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  32. Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  33. United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  34. written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  35. Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105