Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 16 > Chapter 6 - Enforcement

• Agreement: shall mean contract and shall include renewals and alterations of a contract. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• 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.
• Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
• Circumstantial evidence: All evidence except eyewitness testimony.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Fund: shall mean , unless otherwise expressed, the government project fund to be established pursuant to 7-6-105. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Governing body: shall mean the commission, board, body, or persons in which the powers of a subdivision as a body corporate or otherwise are vested. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
• Political subdivision: shall mean any agency or unit of this state which now is or hereafter shall be authorized to levy taxes or empowered to cause taxes to be levied. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Project: shall mean any resettlement project or rural rehabilitation project for resettlement purposes of the United States or any other lands formerly upon the tax rolls and purchased by the United States and used for resettlement, rehabilitation, or grazing purposes, located within this state or any political subdivision thereof, and shall include the persons inhabiting, occupying, or using any lands so owned or acquired by the United States. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Services: shall mean such public and municipal functions as are performed for property in and persons residing within a political subdivision. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testify: means every mode of oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Montana Code 1-1-202
• 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: shall mean the United States of America. See Montana Code 7-6-101
• Vessel: when used in reference to shipping, includes ships of all kinds, steamboats and steamships, canal boats, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Montana Code 1-1-207