Terms Used In Utah Code 76-5-704

• 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.
• Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• female genital mutilation: means any procedure that involves partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or any harmful procedure to the female genitalia, including:
       (1)(a) clitoridectomy;
       (1)(b) the partial or total removal of the clitoris or the prepuce;
       (1)(c) excision or the partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora;
       (1)(d) infibulation or the narrowing of the vaginal orifice with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris;
       (1)(e) pricking, piercing, incising, or scraping, and cauterizing the genital area; or
       (1)(f) any other actions intended to alter the structure or function of the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. See Utah Code 76-5-701
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.