§ 11.70 Scope and purpose
§ 11.71 Claimants
§ 11.72 Time limitations
§ 11.73 Allowable claims
§ 11.74 Claims not allowed
§ 11.75 Claims involving carriers and insurers
§ 11.76 Claims procedures
§ 11.77 Settlement of claims
§ 11.78 Computation of amount of award
§ 11.79 Attorney’s fees

Terms Used In CFR > Title 44 > Chapter I > Subchapter A > Part 11 > Subpart D - Personnel Claims Regulations

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.