§ 51.345 Application of standards

Terms Used In CFR > Title 7 > Subtitle B > Chapter I > Subchapter C > Part 51 > Subpart C > Application of Standards

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Grade: means a class or rank of quality. See 7 CFR 51.2
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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.