Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 27 > Chapter 6 - Fantasy Sports Contests

• 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
• Chambers: A judge's office.
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:361
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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}
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Person: means any individual, company, insurer, association, organization, reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange, partnership, business, trust, limited liability company, or corporation which provides vehicle mechanical breakdown insurance in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:361
• Person: means any individual, company, insurer, association, organization, reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange, partnership, business, trust, limited liability company, or corporation which provides property residual value insurance in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
• Property: means all classes of movable or immovable property recognized under the laws of this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
• Residual value: shall mean the value of property at a specific future time, which value is determined by agreement at the time the contract of lease or sale is entered into. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• 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.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Vehicle: means any vehicle that is required to be titled pursuant to the Vehicle Certificate of Title Law (Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:361
• Vehicle mechanical breakdown insurer: means any person or organization, whether domestic, foreign, or alien, issuing or attempting to issue vehicle mechanical breakdown policies or vehicle component coverage contracts as defined herein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:361
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.