CFR > Title 7 > Subtitle B > Chapter I > Subchapter C > Part 61 > Subpart A > Definitions
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| § 61.2 | Terms defined |
| § 61.2a | Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purpose of the Agricultural Marketing Act |
Terms Used In CFR > Title 7 > Subtitle B > Chapter I > Subchapter C > Part 61 > Subpart A > Definitions
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- cottonseed: as used in this part means the seed, after having been put through the usual and customary process known as cotton ginning, of any cotton produced within the continental United States. See 7 CFR 61.2
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.