Vermont Statutes > Title 12 > Chapter 25 > Subchapter 1 – Process Generally
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§ 654 | Signing of original writs |
§ 662 | Signing citations attached to highway petitions |
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 12 > Chapter 25 > Subchapter 1 - Process Generally
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Worker cooperative: means a corporation which has elected to be governed by this chapter. See
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.