Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 14 > Chapter 16 > Article 2 - School Districts Operating Statewide Residential Educational Programs

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• board: means the state Board of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• department: means the Department of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
• 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.
• person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• Pretrial services officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• 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
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.