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Business Law Fundamentals
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1. A mark used in the sale or the advertising of services to distinguish the services of one person from those of others. Titles - character names - and other distinctive features of radio and television programs may be registered as service marks.
employment at will
cyber crime
creditors' composition agreement
service mark
2. The term used to designate a person who has an ownership interest in a limited liability company.
member
fee simple absolute
insider trading
hot-cargo agreement
3. A business entity that has no tax liability. The entity's income is passed through to the owners - and the owners pay taxes on the income.
discharge
consequential damages
pass-through entity
robbery
4. A motion by either party to a lawsuit at the close of the pleadings requesting the court to decide the issue solely on the pleadings without proceeding to trial. The motion will be granted only if no facts are in dispute.
click-on agreement
motion for judgment on the pleadings
co-surety
franchisee
5. A contract for the sale of goods in which the seller is required or authorized to ship the goods by carrier. The seller assumes liability for any losses or damage to the goods until they are delivered to the carrier.
operating agreement
cease-and-desist order
shipment contract
whistleblowing
6. A clause in a time instrument that allows the instrument's date of maturity to be extended into the future.
tariff
takeover
fixed-term tenancy
extension clause
7. A warranty that goods being sold or leased are reasonably fit for the general purpose for which they are sold or leased - are properly packaged and labeled - and are of proper quality. The warranty automatically arises in every sale or lease of goods
proxy
implied warranty of merchantability
hacker
promissory estoppel
8. A series of written questions for which written answers are prepared by a party to a lawsuit - usually with the assistance of the party's attorney - and then signed under oath.
felony
executor
interrogatories
third party beneficiary
9. A small monetary award (often one dollar) granted to a plaintiff when no actual damage was suffered.
brief
arbitration clause
copyright
nominal damages
10. A party that holds a lien that is subordinate to one or more other liens on the same property.
dishonor
digital cash
junior lienholder
correspondent bank
11. Any arrangement in which the owner of a trademark - trade name - or copyright licenses another to use that trademark - trade name - or copyright in the selling of goods or services.
cost-benefit analysis
franchise
void contract
abandoned property
12. In most states - a rule stating that express authority given to an agent must be in writing if the contract to be made on behalf of the principal is required to be in writing.
secured party
dissociation
collecting bank
equal dignity rule
13. In partnership law - a doctrine under which a plaintiff may sue - and collect a judgment from - all of the partners together (jointly) or one or more of the partners separately (severally - or individually). This is true even if one of the partners s
preemptive rights
information
joint and several liability
wrongful discharge
14. The document filed with a designated state official by which a limited liability company is formed.
indictment
security agreement
articles of organization
attachment
15. A deed in which the grantor assures (warrants to) the grantee that the grantor has title to the property conveyed in the deed - that there are no encumbrances on the property other than what the grantor has represented - and that the grantee will enj
arbitration clause
warranty deed
working papers
choice-of-law clause
16. Occurs when an individual adds value to personal property by the use of either labor or materials. In some situations - a person may acquire ownership rights in another's property through accession.
lessee
accession
real property
liquidated damages
17. An act equivalent to the actual - physical delivery of property that cannot be physically delivered because of difficulty or impossibility. For example - the transfer of a key to a safe constructively delivers the contents of the safe.
constructive delivery
holder in due course (HDC)
U.S. trustee
depositary bank
18. Any instrument that is not payable to a specific person - including instruments payable to the bearer or to 'cash.'
after-acquired property
partially disclosed principal
bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
bearer instrument
19. Identifiable characteristics reasonably necessary to the normal operation of a particular business. These characteristics can include gender - national origin - and religion - but not race.
trade dress
bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
motion for judgment n.o.v.
assignor
20. The act of accepting and giving legal force to an obligation that previously was not enforceable.
bearer instrument
mortgagor
ratification
articles of incorporation
21. An agreement that arises when a buyer - engaging in a transaction on a computer - indicates assent to be bound by the terms of an offer by clicking on a button that says - for example - 'I agree'; sometimes referred to as a click-on license or a clic
debtor
usage of trade
click-on agreement
close corporation
22. 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
bailment
firm offer
long arm statute
23. In the employment context - the demanding of sexual favors in return for job promotions or other benefits - or language or conduct that is so sexually offensive that it creates a hostile working environment.
sexual harassment
cashier's check
inside director
accession
24. 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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25. An arrangement in which title to property is held by one person (a trustee) for the benefit of another (a beneficiary).
acceptance
impossibility of performance
resulting trust
trust
26. An unconditional offer to perform an obligation by a person who is ready - willing - and able to do so.
respondeat superior
tender
will
overdraft
27. 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
express contract
risk management
chattel
28. A promise or commitment to perform or refrain from performing some specified act in the future.
offer
estopped
predominant-factor test
SEC Rule 10b-5
29. Charging an illegal rate of interest.
wrongful discharge
usury
forum-selection clause
stock certificate
30. In criminal law - a defense in which the defendant claims that he or she was induced by a public official
disclosed principal
gift inter vivos
mitigation of damages
entrapment
31. A note issued by a bank in which the bank acknowledges the receipt of funds from a party and promises to repay that amount - with interest - to the party on a certain date.
shareholder's derivative suit
delegator
tenancy at sufferance
certificate of deposit (CD)
32. An action to carry into effect the directions in a court decree or judgment.
holographic will
union shop
execution
franchisee
33. A form of employment discrimination that results when an employer intentionally discriminates against employees who are members of protected classes.
bilateral contract
close corporation
consequential damages
disparate-treatment discrimination
34. A provision in a contract designating the court - jurisdiction - or tribunal that will decide any disputes arising under the contract.
implied warranty of merchantability
trade name
lost property
forum-selection clause
35. A person - such as a cosigner on a note - who agrees to be primarily responsible for the debt of another.
wrongful discharge
purchase-money security interest (PMSI)
surety
implied-in-fact contract
36. The corporation to be acquired in a corporate takeover; a corporation whose shareholders receive a tender offer.
preferred stock
target corporation
expropriation
grand jury
37. The legal right of a person to be restored - repaid - or indemnified for costs - expenses - or losses incurred or expended on behalf of another.
takeover
sexual harassment
right of reimbursement
estopped
38. A rule that immunizes corporate management from liability for actions that result in corporate losses or damages if the actions are undertaken in good faith and are within both the power of the corporation and the authority of management to make.
bilateral contract
rescission
business judgment rule
implied warranty
39. 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.
promissory estoppel
larceny
intellectual property
member
40. A doctrine under which a party to a contract is relieved of her or his duty to perform when performance becomes objectively impossible or totally impracticable (through no fault of either party).
overdraft
impossibility of performance
question of law
articles of incorporation
41. A check drawn by a bank on itself.
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42. An individual whose debts are primarily consumer debts (debts for purchases made primarily for personal - family - or household use).
testate
consumer-debtor
limited liability limited partnership (LLLP)
estopped
43. A third party for whose benefit a contract is formed. An intended beneficiary can sue the promisor if such a contract is breached.
constructive delivery
operating agreement
standing to sue
intended beneficiary
44. A network that can be used by persons located (distributed) around the country or the globe to share computer files.
holder
integrated contract
distributed network
collecting bank
45. A document prepared by a secured creditor and filed with the appropriate state or local official - to give notice to the public that the creditor has a security interest in collateral belonging to the debtor named in the statement. Financing statemen
red herring prospectus
devisee
financing statement
brief
46. A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong - or desirable or undesirable - a person should evaluate the action in terms of what would happen if everybody
limited liability partnership (LLP)
categorical imperative
interrogatories
merger
47. The failure - without legal excuse - of a promisor to perform the obligations of a contract.
conveyance
target corporation
firm offer
breach of contract
48. Implied warranties - made by any person who presents an instrument for payment or acceptance - that (1) the person obtaining payment or acceptance is entitled to enforce the instrument or is authorized to obtain payment or acceptance on behalf of a p
presentment warranties
prenuptial agreement
long arm statute
free-writing prospectus
49. 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
tangible employment action
attachment
negotiation
offeror
50. A contract for the sale of goods in which the seller is required or authorized to ship the goods by carrier and tender delivery of the goods at a particular destination. The seller assumes liability for any losses or damage to the goods until they ar
destination contract
venue
petty offense
formal contract
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