Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 14 > Chapter 3 - Interference With Free and Equal Elections

• 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.
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• 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.
• 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.
• appraised value: means the value of property without consideration of the effect, if any, of dedication or other preservation related restrictions. See Indiana Code 14-31-2-2
• 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
• area: means an area of land, water, or both land and water, whether in public or private ownership, that meets one (1) or both of the following conditions:

  Indiana Code 14-31-1-2

• articles of dedication: means the writing by which an estate, an interest, or a right in an area is formally dedicated as permitted by section 14 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-1-3
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• basin: refers to the upper Wabash River basin. See Indiana Code 14-30-4-1
• basin: refers to the Maumee River basin. See Indiana Code 14-30-2-1
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• buy: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 14-31-3-1

• campaign: refers to the Indiana natural heritage protection campaign established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-2-3
• Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
• Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• commission: refers to the Maumee River basin commission established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-30-2-2
• commission: refers to the Upper Wabash River basin commission established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-30-4-2
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• division: refers to the division of nature preserves. See Indiana Code 14-31-2-4
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• 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}
• 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.
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• 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.
• fund: means the clean water Indiana fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-32-8-1
• fund: refers to the Indiana natural heritage protection fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-2-5
• geology: means the study of the following:

  Indiana Code 14-32-7-2

• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• ginseng: refers to American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L. See Indiana Code 14-31-3-2
• ginseng dealer: means a person who buys or sells ginseng roots from ginseng harvesters or other ginseng dealers for resale or exportation. See Indiana Code 14-31-3-3
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• 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.
• harvest season: means the season established by the commission under section 14(b)(1) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-3-4
• Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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.
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• 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.
• land conservation: means the wise use of land:

  Indiana Code 14-32-7-3

• landscape: means the aggregate of all factors and features that constitute the total visual and perceptive impact of a given area of the earth's surface upon the human senses. See Indiana Code 14-32-7-4
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Maumee River basin: means the area in Indiana drained by the Maumee River and the tributaries of the Maumee River. See Indiana Code 14-30-2-3
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• nature preserve: means an area in which an estate, an interest, or a right has been formally dedicated under this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-1-5
• Oath: includes "affirmation" and "to swear" includes to "affirm". See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• participating county: refers to a county that joins the commission under section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-30-4-3
• participating county: refers to a county that joins the commission under section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-30-2-4
• Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• plan: refers to a plan described in section 14(1) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-30-2-5
• plan: refers to a plan described in section 13(1) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-30-4-4
• political subdivision: means a county, township, city, or town. See Indiana Code 14-32-8-2
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Probate: Proving a will
• program: means the clean water Indiana program established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-32-8-3
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• registry: refers to the Indiana natural areas registry:

  Indiana Code 14-31-2-6

• 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.
• sell: includes the following:

  Indiana Code 14-31-3-5

• Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• soil: means the surface layer of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of plant life. See Indiana Code 14-32-7-5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• system: means the nature preserves held under this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-1-6
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• trust I: refers to the Indiana natural heritage stewardship trust I authorized by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-2-7
• trust II: refers to the Indiana natural heritage stewardship trust II authorized by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-31-2-8
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• upper Wabash River basin: means the area located in Adams County, Huntington County, Jay County, or Wells County that is drained by the Wabash River, including the tributaries of the Wabash River. See Indiana Code 14-30-4-5
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5