Virginia Code > Title 20 > Chapter 7.1 > Article 4 – Miscellaneous Provisions [Repealed].
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| § 20-146.36 | Application and construction. |
| § 20-146.37 | Transitional provision. |
| § 20-146.38 | Construction of provisions; purposes of act. |
Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 20 > Chapter 7.1 > Article 4 - Miscellaneous Provisions [Repealed].
- 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.
- 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245