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Business Law Fundamentals
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1. A designation in the United States for a corporation formed in another country but doing business in the United States.
draft
alien corporation
destination contract
codicil
2. A wrong against society proclaimed in a statute and - if committed - punishable by society through fines and/or imprisonment
insurance
default judgment
agreement
crime
3. A law permitting a debtor to retain the family home - either in its entirety or up to a specified dollar amount - free from the claims of unsecured creditors or trustees in bankruptcy.
business judgment rule
normal trade relations (NTR) status
prenuptial agreement
homestead exemption
4. A specific type of investment company that continually buys or sells to investors shares of ownership in a portfolio.
backdating
mutual fund
rescission
writ of certiorari
5. The pleading made by a plaintiff alleging wrongdoing on the part of the defendant; the document that - when filed with a court - initiates a lawsuit.
revocation
hacker
complaint
periodic tenancy
6. Generally - the value given in return for a promise; involves two elements
consideration
secured transaction
normal trade relations (NTR) status
forbearance
7. The taking of private property by the government for public use. The government may not take private property for public use without 'just compensation.'
venue
free-writing prospectus
security agreement
taking
8. Falsely reporting income that has been obtained through criminal activity as income obtained through a legitimate business enterprise
money laundering
shelter principle
brief
legacy
9. A rule of the United States Supreme Court under which the Court will not issue a writ of certiorari unless at least four justices approve of the decision to issue the writ.
articles of partnership
depositary bank
rule of four
writ of certiorari
10. The joint ownership of property by two or more co-owners in which each co-owner owns an undivided portion of the property. On the death of one of the joint tenants - his or her interest automatically passes to the surviving joint tenant(s).
release
sexual harassment
partially disclosed principal
joint tenancy
11. A type of tenancy under which a tenant who - after rightfully being in possession of leased premises - continues (wrongfully) to occupy the property after the lease has terminated. The tenant has no rights to possess the property and occupies it only
requirements contract
accession
tenancy at sufferance
promissory estoppel
12. 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.
dominion
appraisal right
tender offer
express warranty
13. All employers must verify the employment eligibility and identity of any worker hired in the United States. To comply with the law - employers must complete an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form for all new hires within three business days.
independent contractor
default
I-9 verification
cost-benefit analysis
14. All forms of personal property.
attachment
chattel
void contract
normal trade relations (NTR) status
15. In international law - a formal written agreement negotiated between two nations or among several nations. In the United States - all treaties must be approved by the Senate.
tariff
quota
treaty
fictitious payee
16. Under a mortgage agreement - the creditor who takes a security interest in the debtor's property.
implied warranty
sales contract
mortgagee
burglary
17. A promise or commitment to perform or refrain from performing some specified act in the future.
Federal Reserve System
bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
recording statutes
offer
18. State laws that regulate the offering and sale of securities.
blue sky laws
probate
commercial impracticability
scienter
19. Authority that is only apparent - not real. In agency law - a person may be deemed to have had the power to act as an agent for another party if the other party's manifestations to a third party led the third party to believe that an agency existed w
apparent authority
arbitration clause
incidental damages
e-signature
20. A contract under which the offeror cannot revoke the offer for a stipulated time period. During this period - the offeree can accept or reject the offer without fear that the offer will be made to another person. The offeree must give consideration f
performance
free-writing prospectus
option contract
franchise
21. A common law rule that requires that the terms of the offeree's acceptance adhere exactly to the terms of the offeror's offer for a valid contract to be formed.
security interest
respondeat superior
Federal Reserve System
mirror image rule
22. Classes of stock that have priority over common stock as to both payment of dividends and distribution of assets on the corporation's dissolution.
member
backdating
sales contract
preferred stock
23. A contract that may be legally avoided (canceled - or annulled) at the option of one or both of the parties.
concurrent conditions
voidable contract
maker
profit
24. Any instrument drawn on a drawee that orders the drawee to pay a certain sum of money - usually to a third party (the payee) - on demand or at a definite future time.
proxy
domestic corporation
draft
secondary boycott
25. 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.
sale or return
stored-value card
duress
co-surety
26. 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
offeror
tariff
intestate
plea bargaining
27. The formal disbanding of a partnership or a corporation. It can take place by (1) acts of the partners or - in a corporation - acts of the shareholders and board of directors; (2) the subsequent illegality of the firm's business; (3) the expiration o
dissolution
vicarious liability
administrator
white-collar crime
28. The act of accepting and giving legal force to an obligation that previously was not enforceable.
ratification
constructive delivery
suretyship
watered stock
29. A form of employment discrimination that results when an employer intentionally discriminates against employees who are members of protected classes.
dishonor
adverse possession
bilateral mistake
disparate-treatment discrimination
30. A rule providing that an acceptance of an offer becomes effective on dispatch (on being placed in an official mailbox) - if mail is - expressly or impliedly - an authorized means of communication of acceptance to the offeror.
exculpatory clause
mailbox rule
summary jury trial (SJT)
general partner
31. In a sale of goods - the express designation of the goods provided for in the contract.
writ of attachment
identification
penalty
blue laws
32. A type of tenancy that either party can terminate without notice; usually arises when a tenant who has been under a tenancy for years retains possession - with the landlord's consent - after the tenancy for years has terminated.
acceptance
member
white-collar crime
tenancy at will
33. State statutes that specify how property will be distributed when a person dies intestate (without a valid will); also called statutes of descent and distribution.
intestacy laws
venture capital
rule of four
partnering agreement
34. 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
joint and several liability
stored-value card
unilateral contract
constructive eviction
35. A person to whom a promise is made.
winding up
judicial review
actus reus
promisee
36. Mistake that occurs when one party to a contract is mistaken as to a material fact; the contract normally is enforceable.
incidental damages
sale or return
unilateral mistake
delegator
37. An equitable remedy under which a person is restored to his or her original position prior to loss or injury - or placed in the position he or she would have been in had the breach not occurred.
Federal Reserve System
restitution
seniority system
eminent domain
38. A relationship between two parties in which one party (the agent) agrees to represent or act for the other (the principal).
I-9 verification
intellectual property
agency
larceny
39. A clause in a contract designating the official language by which the contract will be interpreted in the event of a future disagreement over the contract's terms.
business ethics
choice-of-language clause
cybersquatting
gift
40. One who - by use of the mails - Internet - telephone - or personal appearance - induces a maker or drawer to issue an instrument in the name of an impersonated payee. Indorsements by imposters are treated as authorized indorsements under Article 3 of
imposter
option contract
cyber crime
ratification
41. 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.
franchise
tenancy at will
accord and satisfaction
unreasonably dangerous product
42. A state statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants. A defendant must have certain 'minimum contacts' with that state for the statute to apply.
entrapment
replevin
pledge
long arm statute
43. The document filed with a designated state official by which a limited liability company is formed.
consolidation
correspondent bank
articles of organization
award
44. Jurisdiction that exists when two different courts have the power to hear a case. For example - some cases can be heard in a federal or a state court.
dominion
forgery
e-contract
concurrent jurisdiction
45. A theory under which the intent to form a contract will be judged by outward - objective facts (what the party said when entering into the contract - how the party acted or appeared - and the circumstances surrounding the transaction) as interpreted
objective theory of contracts
tenancy at sufferance
payor bank
constructive trust
46. A seller's or lessor's oral or written promise or affirmation of fact - ancillary to an underlying sales or lease agreement - as to the quality - description - or performance of the goods being sold or leased.
beyond a reasonable doubt
secondary boycott
express warranty
assignee
47. 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.
e-agent
intermediary bank
franchisor
equal dignity rule
48. An arrangement in which title to property is held by one person (a trustee) for the benefit of another (a beneficiary).
trust
motion for judgment n.o.v.
financing statement
creditors' composition agreement
49. A gift made during one's lifetime and not in contemplation of imminent death - in contrast to a gift causa mortis.
identity theft
gift inter vivos
bankruptcy court
testate
50. Within a specified time period or - if no period is specified - within a reasonable time.
discovery
seasonably
forum-selection clause
award