§ 51.1 Basis and purpose
§ 51.3 Applicability to negotiated agreements
§ 51.5 Terms and definitions

Terms Used In CFR > Title 47 > Chapter I > Subchapter B > Part 51 > Subpart A - General Information

  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.