Tennessee Code 40-28-102 – Chapter definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-28-102
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Board: means the board of parole. See Tennessee Code 40-28-102
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of correction. See Tennessee Code 40-28-102
- Department: means the department of correction. See Tennessee Code 40-28-102
- Parole: means the release of a prisoner to the community by the board prior to the expiration of the prisoner's term subject to conditions imposed by the board and to supervision by the department, or when a court or other authority has issued a warrant against the prisoner and the board, in its discretion, has released the prisoner to answer the warrant of the court or authority. See Tennessee Code 40-28-102
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.