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- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Assessed share: means a special assessment that represents that portion of the total projected cost of an improvement undertaken by a municipality in a capital improvement district that is the obligation of an owner of property within the capital improvement district. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5211
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Capital improvement district: means a defined area within a municipality that is initially privately owned and that has been designated by the municipality as a capital improvement district according to the provisions of this chapter for the interrelated purposes of fairly apportioning the costs of making necessary capital improvements among the owners of property in the capital improvement district and establishing the public elements of the capital improvement district as municipally owned. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5211
- Community development program: means a program adopted by a municipality under this chapter which has as its primary objective the development of a viable community by providing decent housing principally for persons of low and moderate incomes, or by expanding economic opportunity by providing public facilities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5202
- 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.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Disposition: includes the sale or lease of the property to persons not necessarily the original owners, or the municipality's retention of the property after acquisition or after acquisition and rehabilitation or demolition. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5202
- Federal Government: means the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001
- Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- 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.
- Improvement: means road construction, drainage system development or the installation of sewer or drinking water infrastructure. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5211
- Jail: means a county or regional jail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2301
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- municipal clerk: means the clerk of a municipality. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001
- Municipal legislative body: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001Municipal officers: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001Municipality: means a city or town, except as provided in chapter 225. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001 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. Owner: means any person having an estate, interest or easement in the property to be acquired, or having a lien, charge, mortgage or encumbrance on the property. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 5202 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, firm, organization or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001 Probate: Proving a will Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. registered mail: when used in connection with any requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 residence: refer to an individual's place of domicile. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001 Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Sentence of imprisonment: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 17-A Sec. 2301Sinking fund: means a fund created for the purpose of paying a debt. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.