Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 58 > Chapter 1 > Part 2 - National Guard

• active service: means military duty in a military force (not including the inactive national guard) or in the military department, under an order of the governor issued pursuant to parts 1, 2 and 4-6 of this chapter and while going to and returning from the same. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Air national guard: means that part of the national guard which is:
  (A) An air force. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• 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.
• Army national guard: means that part of the national guard which is:
  (A) A land force. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• commissioned officer: means commissioned or warrant officer. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Decedent: A deceased person.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Enlisted member: means a person in an enlisted grade or status. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Federal recognition: means acknowledgment by the federal government that a person appointed to an authorized grade and position vacancy in the national guard meets the prescribed federal standards for such grade and position. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Grade: means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office, or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulations. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Military department: means the military agency or division of the state, the composition of which is set forth in §. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• National guard: means the army national guard and the air national guard. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Oath: includes affirmation. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Rank: means the order of precedence among members of the armed forces. See Tennessee Code 58-1-102
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105