CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle B > Chapter VIII > Part 821 > Subpart A – General Provisions
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Terms Used In CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle B > Chapter VIII > Part 821 > Subpart A - General Provisions
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- 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.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.