Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 333 - Purchasing: State

• 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.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
• Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• 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.
• Proprietary information: means :

  (a) Any trade secret or confidential business information that is contained in a bid or proposal submitted on a particular contract; or

  (b) Any other trade secret or confidential business information submitted in a bid or proposal and designated as proprietary by the Administrator. See Nevada Revised Statutes 333.020

• Purchasing officer: means a person who is authorized by the Administrator or a using agency to facilitate:

  (a) The evaluation of bids or proposals for a contract;

  (b) Any negotiations concerning a contract; or

  (c) The development, review or approval of a contract. See Nevada Revised Statutes 333.020

• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.