Louisiana Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > BOOK IV > Title III – Judgments Other Than Money Judgments
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- 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.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.