§ 201.900 Informal procedures and supplementary information concerning adjudicatory proceedings

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Terms Used In CFR > Title 17 > Chapter II > Part 201 > Subpart D > Informal Procedures and Supplementary Information Concerning Adjudicatory Proceedings

  • 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.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.