Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 49 > Chapter 4 - Attorney-General

• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
• Office: shall mean the office of the secretary in the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1263.1
• Secretary: shall mean the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, or his designated representative. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1263.1
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
• Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.