Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > BOOK I > Title V - Divorce

• Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
• Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
• Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
• Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• 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.