Terms Used In CFR > Title 25 > Chapter I > Subchapter F > Part 83 > Subpart B - Criteria for Federal Acknowledgment

• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Conference committee: A temporary, ad hoc panel composed of conferees from both chamber of a legislature which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major and controversial legislation.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}