Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 125 > Subchapter D – Membership in Criminal Street Gang or Foreign Terrorist Organization
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- 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.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005