Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63L > Chapter 4 > Part 3 - Appeals

• 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.
• Constitutional taking issues: means actions involving the physical taking or exaction of private real property by a political subdivision that might require compensation to a private real property owner because of:
       (1)(a) the Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States;
       (1)(b) Article I, Section 22 of the Utah Constitution; or
       (1)(c) any recent court rulings governing the physical taking or exaction of private real property by a government entity. See Utah Code 63L-4-102
• Political subdivision: means a county, municipality, special district, special service district, school district, or other local government entity. See Utah Code 63L-4-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5