Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 38 > Chapter 3 > Article 9 - Disclosure of Information by Public Employees

• Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• 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.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Employee: means an officer or employee of this state or any of its departments, commissions, agencies or boards. See Arizona Laws 38-531
• Former employee: means an employee who was dismissed. See Arizona Laws 38-531
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Personnel action: means :

  (a) Appointment. See Arizona Laws 38-531

• Public body: means the attorney general, the legislature, the governor, a federal, state or local law enforcement agency, the county attorney, the governing board of a community college district or school district, the board of supervisors of a county or an agency director. See Arizona Laws 38-531
• public officer: means the incumbent of any office, member of any board or commission, or his deputy or assistant exercising the powers and duties of the officer, other than clerks or mere employees of the officer. See Arizona Laws 38-101
• Reprisal: means to take a personnel action the result of which is adverse to an employee. See Arizona Laws 38-531
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215