Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 71 - Sale, Purchase, Receipt, Posses-Sion, Transportation, Use, Safety and Control of Explosive Materials

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Director: means the Director of the Division of Public Health, or such persons as may be designated by the Director. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
• Distribute: shall mean to issue, give, transfer or otherwise dispose of. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102
• Division: means the Division of Public Health. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
• 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.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Explosive materials: means explosives, blasting agents and detonators as follows:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102

• Explosive-actuated devices: shall mean any tool or special mechanized device which is actuated by explosives, other than smokeless propellants. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102
• Explosives: means any chemical compound mixture or device the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102
• Fugitive from justice: shall mean any person who has fled from the jurisdiction of any court of record to avoid prosecution for any crime or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Issuing authorities: shall mean the State Fire Marshal and such local fire marshals as and to the extent the State Fire Marshal shall so designate. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102
• 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.
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society or joint stock company. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Propellant-actuated power devices or tools: shall mean any tool or special mechanized device or gas generator system which is actuated by smokeless propellant or which releases and directs work through a smokeless propellant charge. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 7102
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or such persons as may be designated by the Secretary. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.