Terms Used In CFR > Title 42 > Chapter I > Subchapter H - Health Assessments and Health Effects Studies of Hazardous Substances Releases and Facilities

• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Circumstantial evidence: All evidence except eyewitness testimony.
• Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
• Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations.
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.