44 CFR Part 16 – Enforcement of Nondiscrimination On the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Terms Used In 44 CFR Part 16 - Enforcement of Nondiscrimination On the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
- 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 appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.