Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 16 > Chapter 1A > Subchapter II - National Historic Preservation

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• multilateral development banks: means the multilateral development institutions other than the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. See 22 USC 262r
• officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
• State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7