§ 72.31 Laws applicable
§ 72.32 Interest claimed
§ 72.33 Form of the petition
§ 72.34 Contents of the petition
§ 72.35 Time of filing petition
§ 72.36 Place of filing
§ 72.37 Discontinuance of administrative proceedings
§ 72.38 Return of defective petition
§ 72.39 Final action
§ 72.40 Acquisition for official use and sale for account of petitioner in allowed petitions
§ 72.41 Re-appraisal of property involved in an allowed petition

Terms Used In CFR > Title 27 > Chapter I > Subchapter F > Part 72 > Subpart D - Remission or Mitigation of Forfeitures

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • 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
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • 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.
  • Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
  • 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
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.