§ 100721 Definitions
§ 100722 Liability
§ 100723 Actions
§ 100724 Use of recovered amounts
§ 100725 Donations

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 54 > Subtitle I > Chapter 1007 > Subchapter II - System Unit Resource Protection

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • vehicle: includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. See 1 USC 4
  • vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3