Terms Used In Maryland Code > HEALTH OCCUPATIONS > Title 16 > Subtitle 2 - State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners

• 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.
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
• including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• state: means :
  
  (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
  
  (2) the District of Columbia. See