CFR > Title 29 > Subtitle B > Chapter XVII > Part 1910 > Subpart A – General
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- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- 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.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.