CFR > Title 25 > Chapter I > Subchapter H > Part 163 > Subpart A – General Provisions
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
§ 163.1 | Definitions |
§ 163.2 | Information collection |
§ 163.3 | Scope and objectives |
§ 163.4 | Secretarial recognition of tribal laws |
Terms Used In CFR > Title 25 > Chapter I > Subchapter H > Part 163 > Subpart A - General Provisions
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- retained entity: includes the subcontractors and consultants it hires to perform services under the arrangement. See 31 CFR 31.201
- 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.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.