Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 5B > Article 2H - Marcellus Gas and Manufacturing Development Act

• Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Probate: Proving a will
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See West Virginia Code 51-1A-1
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Tribe: means a native American tribe, band or village recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state. See West Virginia Code 51-1A-1