Terms Used In CFR > Title 48 > Chapter 2 > Subchapter D > Part 222 > Subpart 222.3 - Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

• 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.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.