Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 36 > Court Arbitration Program

• Apportion: means to determine the proportionate share of any assessment which is to be borne by a tract of land subject to assessment or to determine the proportionate share of any charge which is to be borne by the owner or occupant of a tract of land. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Board: means the board of directors of a water control district created under the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• County board: means the county court or the board of county commissioners of a county. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
• County court: includes board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
• Court: means the county court having jurisdiction over a water control district and includes the board of county commissioners. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• District: means a water improvement district proposed or created under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
• District: means a water control district created under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• District board: means the board of directors of a district. See Oregon Statutes 552.013
• Engineering plan: means the plans and specifications for the works to be constructed or purchased within any subdistrict, including such maps, profiles, plans and other data as may be necessary to set forth the location, character of the work, the property benefited, taken or damaged, showing any and all rights of way or other property which may be required for the construction of any works, together with the estimates of the cost of the works and an estimate of the benefits and damages which will accrue to each tract of land within a subdistrict upon the construction or purchase of the works. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• 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.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Notice by publication: means the giving of notice by publication in a newspaper defined as a legal publication under the laws of Oregon in each county in which lands within a district are located. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• 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.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
• 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.
• Record: means to file a document for recording with the county clerk of each county in which the lands within a district or subdistrict are located. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• 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.
• tract of land: means real property, together with improvements thereon, whether publicly or privately owned, within a district. See Oregon Statutes 553.010
• User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
• Works: means dams, storage reservoirs, canals, ditches, dikes, levees, revetments, and all other structures, facilities, improvements and property necessary or convenient for draining land, controlling flood or surface waters, or supplying lands with water for irrigation, domestic or other purposes. See Oregon Statutes 553.010