Terms Used In 25 CFR Part 533 - Approval of Management Contracts

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.