Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 4 > Chapter 17 > Subchapter 3 - Court Records Generally

• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Commission: means the Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including its commissioners, committees, and staff. See
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Consultation: means a meaningful and timely process of seeking, discussing, and considering carefully the views of others in a manner that is cognizant of all parties' cultural values. See
• 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.
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Panel: means the Selection Panel established pursuant to section 904 of this chapter. See
• 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
• Personal estate: shall include all property other than real estate. See
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• 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
• Town: shall include city and wards or precincts therein; "selectboard members" and "board of civil authority" shall extend to and include the mayor and aldermen of cities; "trustees" shall extend to and include bailiffs of incorporated villages; and the laws applicable to the inhabitants and officers of towns shall be applicable to the inhabitants and similar officers of all municipal corporations. See
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.