Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter 5 - Prohibited Practices; Penalties

• Aid: means financial assistance. See
• Benefits: means aid or commodities furnished under chapter 17 of this title. See
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Children and Families. See
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department for Children and Families. See
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
• Regulation: means a rule or regulation. See
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Social Security Act: means the federal Social Security Act and regulations promulgated under the Act, as amended at any time. See
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.