Terms Used In CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle B > Chapter II > Part 238 > Subpart H > Emergency Systems

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• 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.
• Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
• Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
• passenger car: means that segment of the rail rolling equipment located between two trucks. See 49 CFR 238.5
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.