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Business Law Fundamentals
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1. A special court in which parties may litigate small claims (such as $5 -000 or less). Attorneys are not required in small claims courts and - in some states - are not allowed to represent the parties.
small claims court
usury
dishonor
privity of contract
2. In a limited partnership - a partner who contributes capital to the partnership but has no right to participate in the management and operation of the business. The limited partner assumes no liability for partnership debts beyond the capital contrib
bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
deposition
limited partner
suretyship
3. A card containing a microprocessor that permits storage of funds via security programming - can communicate with other computers - and does not require online authorization for fund transfers.
intangible property
felony
S corporation
smart card
4. The right of a dissenting shareholder - who objects to an extraordinary transaction of the corporation (such as a merger or a consolidation) - to have his or her shares appraised and to be paid the fair value of those shares by the corporation.
agreement
appraisal right
mailbox rule
chattel
5. A hybrid form of business organization that is used mainly by professionals who normally do business in a partnership. Like a partnership - an LLP is a pass-through entity for tax purposes - but the personal liability of the partners is limited.
limited liability partnership (LLP)
motion for a directed verdict
unilateral contract
parol evidence rule
6. Reasonable grounds for believing that a person should be arrested or searched.
junior lienholder
administrator
probable cause
promisee
7. An agreement that can be enforced in court; formed by two or more competent parties who agree - for consideration - to perform or to refrain from performing some legal act now or in the future.
constructive discharge
premium
contract
agency
8. The standard of proof used in criminal cases. If there is any reasonable doubt that a criminal defendant committed the crime with which she or he has been charged - then the verdict must be 'not guilty.'
beyond a reasonable doubt
requirements contract
quasi contract
estate in property
9. A warranty that arises by law because of the circumstances of a sale - rather than by the seller's express promise.
implied warranty
business judgment rule
tenancy at will
acceptance
10. A crime committed on the Internet.
holder in due course (HDC)
cyber crime
pleadings
utilitarianism
11. Unlawful pressure brought to bear on a person - causing the person to perform an act that she or he would not otherwise perform.
duress
discharge
bond indenture
petty offense
12. A court's grant of assistance to a complainant. In bankruptcy proceedings - the order relieves the debtor of the immediate obligation to pay the debts listed in the bankruptcy petition.
order for relief
bond indenture
unconscionable contract or clause
constructive trust
13. A legal process used by a creditor to collect a debt by seizing property of the debtor (such as wages) that is being held by a third party (such as the debtor's employer).
business ethics
garnishment
resulting trust
tenancy by the entirety
14. The substitution - by agreement - of a new contract for an old one - with the rights under the old one being terminated. Typically - novation involves the substitution of a new person who is responsible for the contract and the removal of the origina
stock
novation
dissolution
hot-cargo agreement
15. A thing that was once personal property but has become attached to real property in such a way that it takes on the characteristics of real property and becomes part of that real property.
business ethics
fixture
bankruptcy court
correspondent bank
16. In real property law - the right to enter onto and remove things from the property of another (for example - the right to enter onto a person's land and remove sand and gravel).
financing statement
profit
indorsement
delegatee
17. Procedurally - a plaintiff's response to a defendant's answer.
common stock
articles of partnership
constructive discharge
reply
18. The intentional burning of another's dwelling. Some statutes have expanded this to include any real property regardless of ownership and the destruction of property by other means
wrongful discharge
arson
installment contract
piercing the corporate veil
19. A reasoning process in which an individual links his or her moral convictions or ethical standards to the particular situation at hand.
acceptor
entrustment rule
security interest
ethical reasoning
20. The acquisition of control over a corporation through the purchase of a substantial number of the voting shares of the corporation.
hot-cargo agreement
tenancy at will
will substitutes
takeover
21. A motion requesting the court to enter a judgment without proceeding to trial. The motion can be based on evidence outside the pleadings and will be granted only if no facts are in dispute.
securities
equal dignity rule
motion for summary judgment
estopped
22. A written supplement or modification to a will. A codicil must be executed with the same formalities as a will.
preference
nonpossessory interest
moral minimum
codicil
23. An equitable trust that is imposed in the interests of fairness and justice when someone wrongfully holds legal title to property. A court may require the owner to hold the property in trust for the person or persons who should rightfully own the pro
franchisee
constructive trust
insider trading
mirror image rule
24. An interest in land that exists only for the duration of the life of some person - usually the holder of the estate.
nuncupative will
life estate
outside director
preference
25. The legally recognized privilege to protect oneself or one's property against injury by another. The privilege of self-defense usually applies only to acts that are reasonably necessary to protect oneself - one's property - or another person.
cyber crime
franchise
self-defense
indorsement
26. A security interest that arises when a seller or lender extends credit for part or all of the purchase price of goods purchased by a buyer.
dominion
abandoned property
motion for a new trial
purchase-money security interest (PMSI)
27. A federal court of limited jurisdiction that handles only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law.
joint tenancy
shareholder's derivative suit
right of reimbursement
bankruptcy court
28. An agreement between a debtor and a creditor in which the debtor voluntarily agrees to pay - or reaffirm - a debt dischargeable in bankruptcy. To be enforceable - the agreement must be made before the debtor is granted a discharge.
reaffirmation agreement
franchisee
homestead exemption
privity of contract
29. The use of an asset that is not the subject of a loan to collateralize that loan.
valid contract
spendthrift trust
partnership
cross-collateralization
30. An action in which a court disregards the corporate entity and holds the shareholders personally liable for corporate debts and obligations.
implied warranty of habitability
parent-subsidiary merger
piercing the corporate veil
probate
31. An oral will (often called a deathbed will ) made before witnesses; usually limited to transfers of personal property.
maker
nuncupative will
robbery
question of law
32. A phase in the litigation process during which the opposing parties may obtain information from each other and from third parties prior to trial.
trademark
motion for summary judgment
blue laws
discovery
33. The process by which a criminal defendant and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory disposition of the case - subject to court approval; usually involves the defendant's pleading guilty to a lesser offense in return for a
bylaws
plea bargaining
sale
obligee
34. Terms and conditions of use that are presented to an Internet user at the time certain products - such as software - are being downloaded but that need not be agreed to (by clicking 'I agree -' for example) before the user is able to install or use t
constructive trust
copyright
browse-wrap terms
e-money
35. To put funds or goods together into one mass so that they are so mixed that they no longer have separate identities. In corporate law - if personal and corporate interests are commingled to the extent that the corporation has no separate identity - a
resulting trust
writ of execution
commingle
limited liability limited partnership (LLLP)
36. As a noun - a gift of real property by will; as a verb - to make a gift of real property by will.
exclusive distributorship
seasonably
devise
privity of contract
37. Moral principles and values applied to social behavior.
ethics
charitable trust
sublease
condition subsequent
38. The transfer of title to land from one person to another by deed; a document (such as a deed) by which an interest in land is transferred from one person to another.
conveyance
predominant-factor test
sale or return
intestacy laws
39. A statutory lien on the real property of another - created to ensure payment for work performed and materials furnished in the repair or improvement of real property - such as a building.
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40. A certificate that grants the owner the option to buy a given number of shares of stock - usually within a set time period.
summons
stock warrant
offer
penalty
41. The conduct that occurs under the terms of a particular agreement. Such conduct indicates what the parties to an agreement intended it to mean.
deficiency judgment
course of performance
duress
tenancy in common
42. A gift made in contemplation of death. If the donor does not die of that ailment - the gift is revoked.
gift causa mortis
piercing the corporate veil
shrink-wrap agreement
product liability
43. A trust created by the grantor (settlor) and effective during the grantor's lifetime; a trust not established by a will.
confiscation
inter vivos trust
constructive delivery
employment contract
44. The fraudulent making or altering of any writing in a way that changes the legal rights and liabilities of another.
constructive discharge
certification mark
unilateral contract
forgery
45. The right of a party who tenders nonconforming performance to correct that performance within the contract period [UCC 2-508(1)].
co-surety
partnership
cure
consequential damages
46. One who promises to pay a fixed amount of money to the holder of a promissory note or a certificate of deposit (CD).
disparate-impact discrimination
complaint
maker
lien
47. In criminal law - the least serious kind of criminal offense - such as a traffic or building-code violation.
brief
correspondent bank
holder in due course (HDC)
petty offense
48. A trademark in cyberspace.
cyber mark
exclusive jurisdiction
gift causa mortis
consideration
49. A person to whom an offer is made.
offeree
prenuptial agreement
cure
usury
50. An assertion or action by a party indicating that he or she will not perform an obligation that the party is contractually obligated to perform at a future time.
fungible goods
alienation
lease agreement
anticipatory repudiation
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