Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 12 > Chapter 163 > Subchapter 4 - Injunctions

• Certificate of authority: means a certificate issued by the Secretary of State for a foreign enterprise to transact business in this State. See
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Designated office: means the office that a mutual benefit enterprise or a foreign enterprise is required to designate and maintain under subdivision 117(a)(1) of this title. See
• Foreign enterprise: means an entity organized in a jurisdiction other than this State under a law similar to this title. See
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• Principal office: means the principal executive office of a mutual benefit enterprise or foreign enterprise, whether or not in this State. See
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• State: means a state of the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U. See