§ 14-23-210 Appointment of times and places for holding courts; notice to interested parties
§ 14-23-220 Court open at all times for certain business
§ 14-23-230 Adjournment of court
§ 14-23-250 Jurisdiction once acquired is exclusive
§ 14-23-260 Jurisdiction shall not be collaterally impeached
§ 14-23-280 Commencement of proceedings; procedure
§ 14-23-290 Court may issue warrants and processes
§ 14-23-300 Judge may administer oaths, and take depositions, affidavits, and other instruments; fees
§ 14-23-310 Judge may punish for contempt
§ 14-23-320 Power to commit to jail for refusal or neglect to perform order, sentence, or decree of court
§ 14-23-330 Taking and use of deposition
§ 14-23-340 Guardianship proceedings to be held in court of county where guardian was appointed
§ 14-23-360 Enrollment of order or decree for payment of money
§ 14-23-370 Order or decree as a lien or a judgment
§ 14-23-380 Effect of enrollment on appeal; execution of order or decree after notice of appeal; when enrollment must be amended or vacated
§ 14-23-390 Index of enrolled money decrees
§ 14-23-400 Judges may issue executions
§ 14-23-410 Prerequisites to issuance of executions
§ 14-23-420 Recording satisfaction of execution
§ 14-23-430 Form of warrant or process
§ 14-23-440 Sheriff or constable shall execute orders or process
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 14 > Chapter 23 > Article 3 - Terms, Jurisdiction, Procedure

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • clerk: as used in this title , signifies the clerk of the court where the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified. See South Carolina Code 14-1-40
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • property: as used in this Title , includes property, real and personal. See South Carolina Code 14-1-10
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • real estate: as used in this Title , are coextensive with lands, tenements and hereditaments. See South Carolina Code 14-1-20
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.