§ 8.01-581.01 Validity of arbitration agreement.
§ 8.01-581.02 Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration.
§ 8.01-581.03 Appointment of arbitrators by court; powers of arbitrators.
§ 8.01-581.04 Hearing.
§ 8.01-581.05 Representation by attorney.
§ 8.01-581.06 Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions.
§ 8.01-581.07 Award; fees and expenses to be fixed.
§ 8.01-581.08 Change of award by arbitrators.
§ 8.01-581.09 Confirmation of an award.
§ 8.01-581.010 Vacating an award.
§ 8.01-581.011 Modification or correction of award.
§ 8.01-581.012 Judgment or decree on award.
§ 8.01-581.013 Applications to court.
§ 8.01-581.014 Court; jurisdiction.
§ 8.01-581.015 Venue.
§ 8.01-581.016 Appeals.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 8.01 > Chapter 21 > Article 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act.

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • 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.
  • attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Virginia Code 54.1-3900
  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • Board: when used in this chapter shall mean the Board of Bar Examiners. See Virginia Code 54.1-3919
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Virginia Code 1-228
  • Person: shall include individuals, a trust, an estate, a partnership, an association, an order, a corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity;

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  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Supreme Court: means the Supreme Court of Virginia. See Virginia Code 1-249
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.