§ 23-601 Declaration of policy
§ 23-602 Definitions of words and phrases
§ 23-603 Agricultural labor; definitions; exemption
§ 23-603.01 American employer
§ 23-604 Annual payroll and average annual payroll
§ 23-605 Base period
§ 23-606 Base-period employers
§ 23-607 Base-period wages
§ 23-608 Benefits
§ 23-609 Benefit year
§ 23-609.01 Hearing officers
§ 23-610 Calendar quarter
§ 23-611 Definition
§ 23-612 Contributions
§ 23-612.01 Crew leader
§ 23-613 Employer
§ 23-613.01 Employee; definition; exempt employment
§ 23-614 Employing unit; temporary services employer; professional employer organization; definitions
§ 23-615 Employment; definition
§ 23-615.01 Political subdivision or instrumentality employment
§ 23-616 Employment office
§ 23-617 Exempt employment; definition
§ 23-618 Fund
§ 23-618.01 Hospital
§ 23-618.02 Institution of higher education
§ 23-619 Insured work
§ 23-619.01 Misconduct connected with the employment; wilful misconduct; evaluation
§ 23-620 State
§ 23-621 Unemployed; definition
§ 23-621.01 United States
§ 23-622 Wages
§ 23-623 Week
§ 23-624 Plan maintained by an employer
§ 23-625 Definition of levy
§ 23-625.01 Definition of debtor
§ 23-625.02 Definition of internal revenue code

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 23 > Chapter 4 > Article 1 - Definitions

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • 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 Arizona Laws 1-215
  • 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: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215