Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 9 > Chapter 6 - Suburban Parks and Recreation

• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Agricultural products: includes all agricultural, horticultural, vegetable, fruit and floricultural products of the soil, livestock and meats, wool, hides, poultry, eggs, dairy products, nuts, mushrooms and honey, but does not include timber products. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 8501
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• 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.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Association: means a corporation formed under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 8501
• Bankruptcy: means an event that causes a person to cease to be a member as provided in § 18-304 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 18-101
• 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.
• Clerk: means the prothonotary of each county, and includes any deputy or clerk in the office of the prothonotary. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Clerk of the county government: means the clerk of the peace of the county in which the suburban park community is situated. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
• Commission: means the county park and recreation commission. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• County government: means the county governing body. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
• Court: means the Superior Court of the State, and includes any Judge of the Court. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Infant: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Juror qualification form: means a form approved by the Court which shall elicit information relevant to the selection of jurors in accordance with this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Jury selection plan: means a written plan designed to carry out the policy and the provisions of this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Knowledge: means a person's actual knowledge of a fact, rather than the person's constructive knowledge of the fact. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Manufacturer: shall mean every producer or refiner of petroleum products, or the producer or fabricator of any automotive product sold or distributed by a service station. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 2901
• Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
• Master list: means a list or an electronic system for the storage of the names of prospective jurors selected randomly from the source list. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Motor fuel: shall mean and include any substance or combination of substances which is intended to be or is capable of being used for the purpose of propelling or running by combustion any internal combustion engine and sold or used for that purpose. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 2901
• National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
• Park or recreation area: means any area of real estate located within or reasonably near the suburban park community suitable for the promotion of the health and recreation of the residents of the suburban community. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602
• Patron: means a person engaged in agriculture whose products are sold by or supplies purchased through the association, or who has executed a contract with the association to sell all or a part of the patron's agricultural products to or through the association. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 8501
• Person: means a natural person, partnership (whether general or limited), limited liability company, trust (including a common law trust, business trust, statutory trust, voting trust or any other form of trust), estate, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), corporation, government (including a country, state, county or any other governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality), custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity (or series thereof) in its own or any representative capacity, in each case, whether domestic or foreign. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Protective hairstyle: includes braids, locks, and twists. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Qualified jury wheel: means a device or an electronic system for the storage of the names of prospective jurors on a master list who are not disqualified from jury service. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Race: includes traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and a protective hairstyle. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Retail dealer: shall mean and include any person operating a service station, filling station, store, garage or other place of business for the sale of motor fuel for delivery into the service tank or tanks of any vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 2901
• Source list: means a list or an electronic system for the storage of the names on the voter registration list which may be supplemented with names from other sources to foster the policy of this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• State: means the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction of the United States other than the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 6 Sec. 17-101
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Suburban park community: means any unincorporated community within the State:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 9 Sec. 602

• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• True bill: Another word for indictment.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Voter registration list: means the current official record of persons registered to vote in a general election. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 4503
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.