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- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Chair: includes chairman, chairwoman, and chairperson. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- court administrator: means the court administrator of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, and "court administrator's office" means that court administrator's office. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Donee: The recipient of a gift.
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Minor: means an individual under the age of 18. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
- Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.