Texas Vernon’s Civil Statutes Chapter 1 – Cities and Towns
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§ 974d-41 | Validation of Governmental Acts and Proceedings of Municipalities of More Than 1.5 Million |
Terms Used In Texas Vernon's Civil Statutes Chapter 1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Texas Vernon’s Civil Statutes Chapter 1 – General Provisions
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§ 3183b-1 | Eminent Domain by Certain Nonprofit Charitable Corporations |
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- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Texas Vernon’s Civil Statutes Chapter 1 – University of Texas
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- 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.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.