Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 19.2 > Chapter 13 > Article 1 - In General.

• Appointee: means a person to which a powerholder makes an appointment of appointive property. See Virginia Code 64.2-2700
• Appointive property: means the property or property interest subject to a power of appointment. See Virginia Code 64.2-2700
• Court: means any court vested with appropriate jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 19.2-5
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Instrument: means a record. See Virginia Code 64.2-2700
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Power of appointment: means a power that enables a powerholder acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or another power of appointment over the appointive property. See Virginia Code 64.2-2700
• Powerholder: means a person in which a donor creates a power of appointment. See Virginia Code 64.2-2700
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• sworn: means "affirm" or "affirmed. See Virginia Code 1-250
• Terms of the instrument: means the manifestation of the intent of the maker of the instrument regarding the instrument's provisions as expressed in the instrument or as may be established by other evidence that would be admissible in a legal proceeding. See Virginia Code 64.2-2700
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• True bill: Another word for indictment.