Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 425 ILCS 35 - Pyrotechnic Use Act

• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• 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.
• 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.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Authority: means any Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority, as provided in this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-5
• Authority: means the Milford Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/175-5
• Authority: means the Normal Civic Center Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/180-5
• Board: means the governing and administrative body of any Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority, as provided in this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/170-5
• Board: means the governing and administrative body of the Milford Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/175-5
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Metropolitan Area: means all that territory which lies within the corporate boundaries of the Village of Milford. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 200/175-5
• 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.
• 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.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.