Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 563 > Subchapter VI - Enforcement and Penalties

• 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
• Bingo: as used in this chapter shall not mean any game using free cards and donated prizes, if any, for which no payment of consideration is made by participants. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
• Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
• Department: means the department of administration. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
• Licensed organization: means an organization licensed under this chapter to conduct bingo. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
• Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
• Premises: means any room, hall, enclosure, tent, or outdoor area in which bingo is being played. See Wisconsin Statutes 563.03
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• 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.