Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 12 > Chapter 2 > Subchapter II - Delaware Uniform International Wills Act

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• 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.
• Approved school: means a school authorized by the Council to provide a mandatory training and education for police officers as prescribed in this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Body-worn camera: means an electronic device that is worn by a law-enforcement officer and records audio and video data on the device itself or transmits audio and video data to another location for recording. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
• Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Council: means the Council on Police Training. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
• 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.
• Permanent appointment: means appointment by the authority of any municipality or governmental unit in or of this State or the University of Delaware to permanent status as a police officer. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
• Police officer: means a sworn member of a police force or other law-enforcement agency of this State or of any county or municipality who is responsible for the prevention and the detection of crime and the enforcement of laws of this State or other governmental units within the State. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
• Probate: Proving a will
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Seasonal appointment: means appointment for less than 6 months each year but more than 4 weeks for police duties necessitated by seasonal demands. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 8401
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 12 Sec. 39A-101
• 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
• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
• United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302