KATARUNGANG PAMBARANGAY - LGRC DILG 10

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Adjudication is the power of courts or quasi-judicial
agencies to decide cases filed before them and
falling within their jurisdiction.
Amicable Settlement is an agreement reached
during mediation and conciliation proceedings.
Arbitration is a process wherein the third party
from outside the judicial system is chosen by parties
to hear and decide their dispute.
Arbitration Award is the decision reached by either
the lupon chairperson or pangkat, as the case may
be, upon prior agreement in writing by the parites to
a dispute for the adjudicators to resolve it.
Attachment is a provisional remedy in the form of
an order issued by a judge before whom the case is
pending by which the property is taken into legal
custody as security for satisfaction of a judgment
obtained by the prevailing party, either at the
commencement of the action or any time after the
filing of the case before the final judgment
Complainant — plaintiff
Complaint is a concise statement of ultimate facts
constituting the plaintiff’s cause and causes of
action.
Conciliation is a process wherein the Pangkat
forgoes the power to decide or recommend but assist
the parties to isolate issues and options to reach a
settlement by consensus that jointly satisfies their
needs
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