Terms Used In CFR > Title 41 > Subtitle C > Chapter 109 > Subchapter A > Part 109-40 > Subpart 109-40.51 - Price-Anderson Coverage Certifications for Nuclear Shipments

• 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.
• Descendent: One who is directly descended from another such as a child, grandchild, or great grandchild.
• 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.
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• 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.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.