39 CFR Part 281 – Firm Mailings Damaged or Destroyed Through Transportation Accidents or Catastrophes
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§ 281.1 | Notification of firm mailers |
§ 281.2 | Action required by processing postal officials |
§ 281.3 | Postal inspector responsibilities |
§ 281.4 | Disclaimer |
Terms Used In 39 CFR Part 281 - Firm Mailings Damaged or Destroyed Through Transportation Accidents or Catastrophes
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- centralized offset: refer to the process by which the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service offsets Federal payments through the Treasury Offset Program. See 15 CFR 19.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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.
- Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.