Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 2 > Subchapter E – Performance
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- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 2.103
- Contract for sale: includes both a present sale of goods and a contract to sell goods at a future time. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 2.106
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- 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.
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- 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.
- Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 2.103
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.