CFR > Title 48 > Chapter 14 > Subchapter B – Competition and Acquisition Planning
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Terms Used In CFR > Title 48 > Chapter 14 > Subchapter B - Competition and Acquisition Planning
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Controlling the pollination: means to use a method of hybridization that will produce pure seed that is at least 75 percent hybrid seed. See 7 CFR 361.1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.