Terms Used In 14 CFR Part 157 - Notice of Construction, Alteration, Activation, and Deactivation of Airports

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.