§ 180.100 How are subparts A through I organized?
§ 180.105 How is this part written?
§ 180.110 Do terms in this part have special meanings?
§ 180.115 What do Subparts A through I of this part do?
§ 180.120 Do subparts A through I of this part apply to me?
§ 180.125 What is the purpose of the nonprocurement debarment and suspension system?
§ 180.130 How does an exclusion restrict a person’s involvement in covered transactions?
§ 180.135 May a Federal agency grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction?
§ 180.140 Does an exclusion under the nonprocurement system affect a person’s eligibility for Federal procurement contracts?
§ 180.145 Does an exclusion under the Federal procurement system affect a person’s eligibility to participate in nonprocurement transactions?
§ 180.150 Against whom may a Federal agency take an exclusion action?
§ 180.155 How do I know if a person is excluded?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 2 > Subtitle A > Chapter I > Part 180 > Subpart A - General

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • payment: includes disbursements made pursuant to prime contracts awarded under the Federal Acquisition Regulation and Federal awards subject to this part that are expended by recipients. See 2 CFR 200.1
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Request for access to a record: means a request made under Privacy Act, 5 U. See 1 CFR 304.20
  • Request for an accounting: means a request made under Privacy Act, 5 U. See 1 CFR 304.20
  • Requester: means an individual who makes a request for access, a request for amendment or correction, or a request for an accounting under the Privacy Act. See 1 CFR 304.20
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.