Terms Used In CFR > Title 31 > Subtitle B > Chapter V > Part 590 > Subpart H - Procedures

• 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.
• Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.