Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 6 > Chapter 15 > Article 3 - Branches, Conversion, Merger, and Consolidation

• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• property: includes real and personal property. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060