Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 10 > Chapter 95 > Subchapter IV - Replevin and Detinue

• Administrative tribunal: means a violation hearing before the Code Official for Kent County. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 5601
• 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.
• Building: means a structure having a roof, and intended to shelter persons, animals, property, or business activity. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 5601
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department of Planning Services: means the Kent County Department of Planning Services. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 5601
• dollars: means lawful money of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• 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.
• 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.
• Kent County Levy Court: means the Levy Court for Kent County. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 5601
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Person responsible: means the owner and any other person or persons who have control over the property or are responsible for the violation. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 5601
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• Property: means a lot, plot, or parcel of land, including any structures thereon. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 5601
• State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Structure: means a manmade object having an ascertainable stationary location on land or in water, whether or not affixed to the land. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 5601
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302