Qualifying Testmeasures proficiency in both technical skills and knowledge. Also known as Competency Test.
Qualitative analysisWhen a securities analyst evaluates intangible factors, such as the integrity and experience of a company's management, the positioning of its products…
QualityThe degree to which a health or social service meets or exceeds established professional standards and user expectations.
Quality Assessmentthe overall system of activities designed to provide assurance that quality control activities are effective.
Quality Assurancethose planned and systematic actions necessary to provide sufficient confidence that a laboratory’s product or service will satisfy given requirements…
Quality Audita management tool used to evaluate and confirm activities related to quality.
Quality ControlA system of safeguards to ensure that loans are originated, underwritten and serviced according to the lender's standards and, if applicable, the…
Quality Managerthe individual designated by top management having authority and responsibility to ensure that the requirements of the ADFS quality system are implemented…
Quality Manuala document stating the quality policy and describing the various elements of the quality system and quality practices of the laboratory system.
Quality Systemthe organizational structure, responsibilities, procedures, processes, and resources for implementing quality management
QuashTo put an end to by formal action or set aside. In law, a motion to quash asks the judge for an order setting aside or nullifying an action, such as…
Quasi-contractAn obligation created by the law in the absence of an agreement or contract; not based upon the intentions or expressions of the parties.
Quasi-criminal actionA classification of actions such as violation of a city ordinance that is not also violation of a criminal statute, which are wrongs against the public…
Quayle ActionAn action requiring correction of informalities after an application is otherwise in condition of allowance. MPEP 714.14, MPEP 706.07(f), MPEP 710.02(b).
questionAny matter on which the Senate is to vote, such as passage of a bill, adoption of an amendment, agreement to a motion, or an appeal.
questioned documentsA Questioned Documents Examiner analyzes and identifies written, printed, or typed material for authenticity.
Quiet title actionA court proceeding to remove a cloud on the title to real property.
Quitclaim DeedA deed transferring ownership of a property but does not make any guarantee of clear title.
Quo warrantoAn action whereby one is required to show by what right one is exercising a public office, franchise or liberty; a writ bringing the person into court on…
quorumThe number of Senators that must be present for the Senate to do business. The Constitution requires a majority of Senators (51) for a quorum.
quorum callA call of the roll to establish whether a quorum is present. If any Senator "suggests the absence of a quorum," the Presiding Officer must direct the roll…
Réplica, contestaciónLa contestación de un demandante a una respuesta del demandado que contiene una reconvención, o contrareclamo.
RAMRandom Access Memory - the hardware inside a computer that retains memory on a short-term basis and stores information while the user utilizes the…
RAM (Random Access Memory)The working memory of the computer into which application programs can be loaded and executed.
Random1) having no specific pattern 2) produced by chance or unplanned in nature
ranking minority memberThe highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
Raster ImageAn electronic representation of a page expressed in pixels. This pixel representation of a printed page is like a picture of the page.
Re-direct examinationOpportunity to present rebuttal evidence after one's witness has been subjected to crossexamination.
Re-Examination Techniqueexhibits (the questioned and known items of original evidence) of a previously analyzed case are examined and a conclusion reached by the reviewer, prior…
Reads OnA claim includes within its scope certain subject matter.
reaffirmation agreementAn agreement by a chapter 7 debtor to continue paying a dischargeable debt (such as an auto loan) after the bankruptcy, usually for the purpose of keeping…
Reagenta substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
Reagent blank controlan analytical control sample that contains no template DNA and is used to monitor contamination from extraction to final fragment or sequence analysis.
Real propertyA dwelling or home is often referred to as real property.
Realized RedeploymentActual redeployment calculated after implementation of the grant.
Reasonable doubtA person accused of a crime is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, his or her guilt has not been proved beyond a "reasonable doubt;" i.e.
Reasonable personA phrase used to denote a hypothetical person who exercises qualities of attention, knowledge; intelligence, and judgment that society requires of its…
Reasonable visitationa form of visitation in which the parents work out a schedule of visitation for the non-custodial parent.
Rebeldía procesalCuando una parte (persona) que participa en un juicio deja de responder o comparecer dentro del período de tiempo fijado.
RebutEvidence disproving other evidence previously given or reestablishing the credibility of challenged evidence. See rejoinder.
ReceiptsCollections from the public and from payments by participants in certain social insurance and other Federal programs.
recessA temporary interruption of the Senate's (or a committee's) business. Generally, the Senate recesses (rather than adjourns) at the end of each calendar…
Reciprocal discoveryAfter the defendant has been given discovery by the government, the government can make limited reciprocal discovery requests of the defendant.
RecluirEl derecho de un tribunal de ordenar que una persona sea recluida en una institución correccional, en un hospital para enfermos mentales o en un…
RecognizanceAn obligation entered into before a court whereby the recognizor acknowledges that he will do a specific act required by law.
recognizeThe Chair permits a Senator to speak by recognizing him or her; the Senator then "has the floor.
ReconciliationThe process of analyzing two related records and, if differences exist between them, finding the cause and bringing the two records into agreement.
reconciliation billA bill containing changes in law recommended pursuant to reconciliation instructions in a budget resolution.
reconciliation instructionA provision in a budget resolution directing one or more committees to report (or submit to the Budget Committee) legislation changing existing law in…
reconciliation processA process established in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by which Congress changes existing laws to conform tax and spending levels to the levels set…
reconsiderSenate rules permit one motion to reconsider any question decided by vote, if offered by a Senator who voted on the winning side.
recordAll the documents and evidence plus transcripts of oral proceedings in a case.
record copyoriginal copy of an international application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty maintained by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual…
Record CustodianA records custodian is an individual responsible for the physical storage and protection of records throughout their retention period.
Record LifecycleThe time period from when a record is created until it is disposed.
Record OwnerThe records owner is the subject matter expert on the contents of the record and is responsible for the lifecycle management of the record.
record seriesA description of a particular set of records within a file plan. Each category has retention and disposition data associated with it, applied to all…
Record SubmitterThe Record Submitter is the person who enters a record in an application or system. This may be, but is not necessarily, the author or the record owner.
recordation form cover sheetUSPTO form that trademark owners use to record trademark assignments (changes in ownership of marks for applications and registrations) and a trademark…
records managementRecords Management is the planning, controlling, directing, organizing, training, promoting and other managerial activities involving the lifecycle of…
Records Management System (RMS)(RMS)A centralized relational data system that includes multiple data files that can be queried in tandem.
Records Management SystemsA Records Management System (RMS) is a centralized relational data system that includes multiple data files that can be queried in tandem.
records managerThe records manager is responsible for the implementation of a records management program in keeping with the policies and procedures that govern that…
Records Retention Period, Retention PeriodThe length of time a given records series must be kept, expressed as either a time period (e.g., four years), an event or action (e.g.
Records Retention ScheduleA plan for the management of records, listing types of records and how long they should be kept; the purpose is to provide continuing authority to dispose…
Recusación sin causaEl derecho de una de las partes en un juicio de rechazar a un posible jurado sin dar una razón.
RecuseThe process by which a judge is disqualified from hearing a case, on his or her own motion or upon the objection of either party.
RedactThe permanent deletion of data from documents. Documents are redacted in order to remove privileged information, maintain privacy, or protect intellectual…
redacted publicationa patent application publication that omits material that was present in the specification or claims of the nonprovisional patent application filed in the…
redactionA portion of an image or document is intentionally concealed to prevent disclosure of specific portions.
RedeploymentRedeployment occurs when sworn officers, currently employed by the grantee law enforcement agency, become available to participate in additional community…
Redeployment TrackingThe process by which COPS MORE grantees measure the time savings achieved as a direct result of the funded technology, equipment, and/or support personnel.
Redeployment Tracking PlanA written document that describes how a COPS MORE grantee administers redeployment tracking.
RedressTo set right; to remedy; to compensate; to remove the causes of a grievance.
reduction to practiceThe physical part of the inventive process that completes the process of invention. Until there is a reduction of practice, there is no invention.
Reduction to Practice, ActualBuilding a physical embodiment of an invention and testing it under conditions that would indicate to a person skilled in the art that the invention was…
Reduction to Practice, ConstructiveFiling a patent application that explains how to make and how to use an invention in sufficient detail that a person skilled in the art could practice the…
ReexaminationExamination of the patentability of an invention claimed in an issued U.S. patent at the request of the USPTO, the patent owner or a third party.
reexamination proceedingat any time during the enforceability of a patent any person may file a request for the USPTO to conduct a second examination of any claim of the patent…
RefereeA person appointed by the Chief Judge to hear and determine certain cases. Here, the Referee hears any and all cases regarding housing, including eviction…
referenceA document that discloses subject matter that is material to a determination of the patentability of a claimed invention. MPEP 2126, MPEP 2126.