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Business Law Fundamentals

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. 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






2. 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.'






3. A type of limited partnership in which the liability of all of the partners - including general partners - is limited to the amount of their investments.






4. The obtaining of funds by legal process through the seizure and sale of nonsecured property - usually done after a writ of execution has been issued.






5. An agreement between a seller and a buyer who frequently do business with each other concerning the terms and conditions that will apply to all subsequently formed electronic contracts.






6. A valid contract rendered unenforceable by some statute or law.






7. 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.






8. The wrongful taking and carrying away of another person's personal property with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property. Some states classify larceny as either grand or petit - depending on the property's value.






9. A reward (payment) given to a person or persons who perform a certain service - such as informing legal authorities of illegal actions.






10. A doctrine providing that the judicial branch of one country will not examine the validity of public acts committed by a recognized foreign government within its own territory.






11. A person - such as a cosigner on a note - who agrees to be primarily responsible for the debt of another.






12. An order granted by a public authority - such as a judge - that authorizes law enforcement personnel to search a particular premise or property.






13. One who makes and executes a will.






14. Mistake that occurs when both parties to a contract are mistaken about the same material fact and the mistake is one that a reasonable person would make; either party can rescind the contract.






15. A trust created by the deposit of a person's own funds in his or her own name as a trustee for another. It is a tentative trust - revocable at will until the depositor dies or completes the gift in his or her lifetime by some unequivocal act or decla






16. A prediction concerning potential loss based on known and unknown factors.






17. Necessities required for life - such as food - shelter - clothing - and medical attention; may include whatever is believed to be necessary to maintain a person's standard of living or financial and social status.






18. Implied warranties - made by any person who transfers an instrument for consideration to subsequent transferees and holders who take the instrument in good faith - that (1) the transferor is entitled to enforce the instrument; (2) all signatures are






19. A claim made by a defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff. In effect - the defendant is suing the plaintiff.






20. A theory of sharing liability among all firms that manufactured and distributed a particular product during a certain period of time. This form of liability sharing is used only in some jurisdictions and only when the true source of the harmful produ






21. Having left a will at death.






22. In a given state - a corporation that does business in the state without being incorporated therein.






23. One designated in a will to receive a gift of real property.






24. A contract in which - for a stipulated consideration - one party agrees to compensate the other for loss on a specific subject by a specified peril.






25. A formal legal document prepared by a party's attorney and submitted to an appellate court when a case is appealed - which outlines the facts and issues of the case that are in dispute.






26. A system of law derived from that of the Roman Empire and based on a code rather than case law; the predominant system of law in the nations of continental Europe and the nations that were once their colonies.






27. Moral principles and values applied to social behavior.






28. The failure - without legal excuse - of a promisor to perform the obligations of a contract.






29. A set limit on the amount of goods that can be imported.






30. A group of citizens called to decide - after hearing the state's evidence - whether a reasonable basis (probable cause) exists for believing that a crime has been committed and that a trial ought to be held.






31. A type of conditional sale in which title and possession pass from the seller to the buyer - but the buyer retains the option to return the goods during a specified period even though the goods conform to the contract.






32. An agreement formed between a debtor and his or her creditors in which the creditors agree to accept a lesser sum than that owed by the debtor in full satisfaction of the debt.

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33. One licensing another (the franchisee) to use the owner's trademark - trade name - or copyright in the selling of goods or services.






34. A computer program that by electronic or other automated means can independently initiate an action or respond to electronic messages or data without review by an individual.






35. In litigation - the amount of monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit as damages. In the context of alternative dispute resolution - the decision rendered by an arbitrator.






36. An agreement by two or more persons to carry on - as co-owners - a business for profit.






37. 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.






38. In Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings - a debtor who is allowed to continue in possession of the estate in property (the business) and to continue business operations.






39. A trust that is created by will and therefore does not take effect until the death of the testator.






40. A significant change in employment status - such as a change brought about by firing or failing to promote an employee - reassigning the employee to a position with significantly different responsibilities - or effecting a significant change in emplo






41. A set of policies or procedures affecting the way a corporation is directed or controlled.






42. One to whom goods are entrusted by a bailor.






43. A contractual and statutory process in which one corporation (the surviving corporation) acquires all of the assets and liabilities of another corporation (the merged corporation). The shareholders of the merged corporation either are paid for their






44. Conditions that must occur or be performed at the same time; they are mutually dependent. No obligations arise until these conditions are simultaneously performed.






45. Property that has physical existence and can be distinguished by the senses of touch or sight. A car is tangible property; a patent right is intangible property.






46. An arrangement in which title to property is held by one person (a trustee) for the benefit of another (a beneficiary).






47. 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).






48. The lowest wage - either by government regulation or union contract - that an employer may pay an hourly worker.






49. A common law doctrine under which either party may terminate an employment relationship at any time for any reason - unless a contract specifies otherwise.






50. 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