Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 48 > Article 7 > Part 4 - Lis Pendens

• clinic: shall mean any community medical clinic, mental health center and other related facilities. See West Virginia Code 7-3-14a
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• hospital: shall mean any general hospital, chronic disease hospital, mental hospital and other related facilities. See West Virginia Code 7-3-14a
• 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.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• long-term care facility: shall mean any nursing home, rest home, housing facility for aged citizens and other related facilities. See West Virginia Code 7-3-14a
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• 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