Tennessee Code - Title 66 - Chapter 5 - Part 1 - General Provisions
Tennessee Code - Title 66 - Chapter 5 - Part 1 - General Provisions
Tennessee Code - Title 66 - Chapter 5 - Part 1 - General Provisions
Tennessee Code > Title 66 > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - General Provisions
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adavit: A written statement of facts conrmed by the oath of the party making it, before a
notary or ocer having authority to administer oaths.
Agriculture: means :
(i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and
nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting
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
Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all
additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
complaint: A written statement by the plainti stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the
defendant.
deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of
the crime.
devise: To gift property by will.
evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact
nder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein,
Person: includes a corporation, rm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See
Tennessee Code 1-3-105
government.
real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests
therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
act.
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of
representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
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