Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 10.55 - Witnesses outside the state (uniform act)

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• 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.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• 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.
• person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• state: shall include any territory of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Washington Code 10.55.010
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• summons: shall include a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See Washington Code 10.55.010
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Witness: as used in this chapter shall include a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding. See Washington Code 10.55.010