Terms Used In CFR > Title 20 > Chapter I > Subchapter F - Compensation for Injury, Disability, Death, or Enemy Detention of Employees of Contractors With the United States

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• Indian Tribe: includes an intertribal consortium consisting of two or more federally recognized Tribes. See 40 CFR 35.6015
• Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.