Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 7 – Election officials; boards; selection and duties; canvassing
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| Subchapter I | Selection and Duties | 7.03 – 7.41 |
| Subchapter II | Canvass of Returns and Certification | 7.50 – 7.80 |
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 7 - Election officials; boards; selection and duties; canvassing
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Collar: means a band, strip or chain placed around the neck of a dog. See Wisconsin Statutes 174.001
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
- Department: means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. See Wisconsin Statutes 174.001
- Department: when used without qualification, means the department of natural resources. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01
- Department: means the department of health services. See Wisconsin Statutes 146.001
- Domestic animal: includes livestock, dogs and cats. See Wisconsin Statutes 174.001
- Donee: The recipient of a gift.
- Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
- Enforcement standard: means a numerical value expressing the concentration of a substance in groundwater which is adopted under ss. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Federal number: means a numerical expression of the concentration of a substance in water, established as:
(a) A drinking water standard or maximum contaminant level, by the federal environmental protection agency;
(b) A suggested no-adverse-response level, by the federal environmental protection agency; or
(c) For oncogenic substances, a concentration based on a risk level determination by the federal environmental protection agency or a concentration based on a probability of risk model determined by the national academy of sciences. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01Fire department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Fire fighter: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage, Grantor: includes every person from or by whom any freehold estate or interest passes in or by any deed; and "grantee" includes every person to whom any such estate or interest passes in like manner. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. Groundwater: means any of the waters of the state, as defined in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01 Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC Highway: includes all public ways and thoroughfares and all bridges upon the same. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC 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. Inhabitant: means a resident. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Intergovernmental commission: means an intergovernmental commission formed by contract under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 174.001 Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff. Livestock: means any horse, bovine, sheep, goat, pig, llama, alpaca, domestic rabbit, farm-raised deer, as defined in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 174.001 Motorcycle: has the meaning given in…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Naturopathic doctor: means a naturopathic doctor licensed under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Officer: has the meaning designated under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 174.001 osteopath: means a person holding a license or certificate of registration from the medical examining board. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Owner: includes any person who owns, harbors or keeps a dog. See Wisconsin Statutes 174.001 Point of standards application: means the specific location, depth or distance from a facility, activity or practice at which the concentration of a substance in groundwater is measured for purposes of determining whether a preventive action limit or an enforcement standard has been attained or exceeded. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01 Police officer: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial. Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Preventive action limit: means a numerical value expressing the concentration of a substance in groundwater which is adopted under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01 Property boundary: means the boundary of the total contiguous parcel of land owned by a common owner, regardless of whether public or private roads run through the parcel. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01 Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit. Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters. Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. railroad company: include any person managing, maintaining, operating or in possession of a railroad, whether as owner, contractor, lessee, mortgagee, trustee, assignee or receiver. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Regulatory agency: means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of safety and professional services, the department of transportation, the department of natural resources and other state agencies which regulate activities, facilities or practices which are related to substances which have been detected in or have a reasonable probability of entering the groundwater resources of the state. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01 Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings. Substance: means any solid, liquid, semisolid, dissolved solid or gaseous material, naturally occurring or man-made chemical, parameter for measurement of water quality or biological organism which, in its original form, or as a metabolite or a degradation or waste product, may decrease the quality of groundwater. See Wisconsin Statutes 160.01 Town board: means the town board of supervisors. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01 Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision. Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge. Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.