CFR > Title 33 > Chapter I > Subchapter P > Part 169 > Subpart B – Establishment of Two Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems for the Protection of Northern Right Whales
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- 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.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
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- 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.
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- 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.