predicate: (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
term: one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
foreign intelligence surveillance court: a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies