Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 490 > Article 9 > Part 8 – Transition Provisions for 2010 Amendments
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 490 > Article 9 > Part 8 - Transition Provisions for 2010 Amendments
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Boxing: means a contest in which the act of attack and defense is practiced with gloved fists by two contestants. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440-1
- Club: means a promoter, corporation, joint venture, partnership, limited liability corporation, limited liability partnership, or any other type of business entity that promotes, conducts, holds, or gives a boxing contest. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440-1
- Commission: means the state boxing commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440-1
- Contest: means match or exhibition. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440-1
- county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- 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.
- Executive officer: means the executive officer assigned to the commission. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 440-1
- 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.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.