{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-18.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 18.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(a) Adversary adjudication means an adjudication under 5 U.S.C. 554 in which the position of the United States is represented by counsel or otherwise, but excludes an adjudication for the purpose of establishing or fixing a rate or for the purpose of granting or renewing a license.\n(b) Adjudicative officer means the official, without regard to whether the official is designated as an administrative law judge, a hearing officer or examiner, or otherwise, who presided at the adversary adjudication.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Commerce","PART 18—ATTORNEY'S FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"5deb7d6a8db506367c352832c2faebea3895a86dfd350d0c4c5050adf85533a9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-18.1","next":"us/15-cfr-18.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}