Terms Used In CFR > Title 27 > Chapter II > Subchapter B > Part 447 > Subpart B - Definitions

• Chambers: A judge's office.
• 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.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• machinegun: includes a bump-stock-type device, i. See 27 CFR 447.11
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• single function of the trigger: means a single pull of the trigger and analogous motions. See 27 CFR 447.11