Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 482D - Gold and Silver Stamping

• 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.
• article of merchandise: means any goods, wares, works of art, commodities, or other things which may be lawfully kept or offered for sale, imported into, or exported from the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
• 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.
• Court: means any duly constituted court and includes proceedings, hearings of per diem judges as authorized by law. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
• Cross examine: Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dangerous to others: means likely to do substantial physical or emotional injury on another, as evidenced by a recent act, attempt or threat. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
• Dangerous to self: means the person recently has:

  (1) Threatened or attempted suicide or serious bodily harm; or

  (2) Behaved in such a manner as to indicate that the person is unable, without supervision and the assistance of others, to satisfy the need for nourishment, essential medical care, including treatment for a mental illness, shelter or self-protection, so that it is probable that death, substantial bodily injury, or serious physical debilitation or disease will result unless adequate treatment is afforded. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1

• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
• Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• 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.
• 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.
• Patient: means a person under observation, care, or treatment at a psychiatric facility. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or any other form of business enterprise, capable of being in violation of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
• Psychiatric facility: means a public or private hospital or part thereof which provides inpatient or outpatient care, custody, diagnosis, treatment or rehabilitation services for mentally ill persons or for persons habituated to the excessive use of drugs or alcohol or for intoxicated persons. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1
• Respondent: means the individual who is eighteen years of age or older who is the subject of the petition for a court order to require the individual to enter into an outpatient treatment program. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-141
• Stamped: means branded, engraved, or printed on the article or upon any sign, tag, card, label, box, package, cover, or wrapper used to encase, enclose, display or promote the article. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
• Test: means analysis or assay to determine the fineness of the gold, silver, or alloy. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trademark: shall include any trademark or trade name duly registered under the laws of the United States. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 482D-1
• Treatment: means the broad range of emergency, out-patient, intermediate, domiciliary, and inpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care, vocational rehabilitation, career counseling, and other special services which may be extended to handicapped persons. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 334-1