Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 3 > Chapter 5 > Subchapter III - Administrative and Judicial Dispute Resolution Procedures

• Board: means the Merit Systems Protection Board under chapter 12 of title 5. See 3 USC 401
• corporation: includes associations, joint-stock companies, and insurance companies. See 26 USC 7701
• covered employee: means any employee of an employing office. See 3 USC 401
• employee: includes an applicant for employment and a former employee. See 3 USC 401
• employing office: means &mdash. See 3 USC 401
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• foreign: when applied to a corporation or partnership means a corporation or partnership which is not domestic. See 26 USC 7701
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• shareholder: includes a member in an association, joint-stock company, or insurance company. See 26 USC 7701
• trade or business: includes the performance of the functions of a public office. See 26 USC 7701
• transaction: includes a series of transactions. See 26 USC 7701
• United States: when used in a geographical sense includes only the States and the District of Columbia. See 26 USC 7701