West Virginia Code > Chapter 27 > Article 1 – Words and Phrases Defined


27-1-1	Definitions
27-1-2	Mental illness
27-1-3	Intellectual disability
27-1-4	Inebriate
27-1-5	Physician
27-1-6	State hospital
27-1-7	Administrator and clinical director
27-1-8	Resident of state and county
27-1-9	Mental health facility
27-1-10	Psychologists and psychiatrists
27-1-11	Addiction
27-1-12	Likely to cause serious harm
27-1-13	Chief medical officer
27-1-14	Detained or taken into custody
27-1-15	Computation of time
27-1-16	Incapacitated
27-1-17	Judicial officer

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Alcoholic: means a person who suffers from alcoholism as defined in subdivision (2) of this subsection. See West Virginia Code 27-1A-11
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.
Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
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.
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
substance: means alcohol, controlled substances as defined in sections §. See West Virginia Code 27-1-11