Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 49 > Subtitle V > Part E > Chapter 283 - Standard Work Day

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
• vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3