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Terms in "Corporate Law"

accommodation

Contract Law, Corporate Law

agent

Contract Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

annuity

arrest

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

articles

Contract Law, Corporate Law

articles-of-incorporation

articles-of-organization

Civil Law, Corporate Law

assignment

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

association

attorney-in-fact

Property Law, Corporate Law

authority

Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

balance-sheet

bankrupt

Contract Law, Corporate Law

bankruptcy

beneficiaries

beneficiary

board-of-directors

board-of-health

bond

Contract Law, Corporate Law

bylaws

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

capitalize

charter

common-stock

Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

conservator

Property Law, Corporate Law

constitution

corporate-seal

Contract Law, Corporate Law

corporation

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

coverage

credit-bureau

deal

death-benefit

Corporate Law, Employment Law

deductible

default

Contract Law, Corporate Law

dissolution

Contract Law, Family Law, Corporate Law

dividend

excess

fair-and-equitable

firm

fiscal-year

free-on-board

Contract Law, Corporate Law

general-partners

general-partnership

gross-income

gross-revenue

income

incorporate

individual-liability

Contract Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law

insolvency

interference

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

invest

license

limited-liability-company-(llc)

Civil Law, Corporate Law

limited-partners

Civil Law, Corporate Law

limited-partnership

Contract Law, Corporate Law

line-of-credit

liquidated

natural-person

negotiate

Contract Law, Corporate Law

net-worth

Contract Law, Corporate Law

occupation

Property Law, Corporate Law

office

par-value

personal-liability

Contract Law, Corporate Law

plan

policy

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

preferred-stoc

Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

president

privilege

Contract Law, Corporate Law

profit-sharing

Corporate Law, Employment Law

proxies

proxy

quorum

reorganization

representative

resolution

revenue

royalty

Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

rule

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

schedule

security

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

session

shareholder

silent-partner

Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

sole-proprietorship

stockholder

strike

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law, Employment Law

sub-chapter-s

subrogation

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

subscribe

Contract Law, Corporate Law

title

Property Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

trademark

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

transaction

Contract Law, Corporate Law

transactions

Contract Law, Corporate Law

underwrite

Contract Law, Corporate Law

usury

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law

venture

visitation

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

voucher

Corporate Law, Evidence Law

standing

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

state

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

state of domicile

stock

Property Law, Corporate Law

stock certificate

Property Law, Corporate Law

stock option

straw man

Criminal Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

subchapter S corporation

subcontractor

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

subpena duces tecum

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

subrogee

Civil Law, Corporate Law

subrogor

Civil Law, Corporate Law

surety

Contract Law, Corporate Law

syndicate

Property Law, Corporate Law

tax

Property Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Administrative Law

title insurance

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

title report

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

title search

Contract Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

trade

trade fixture

Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law

trade name

trader

Property Law, Corporate Law

trade secret

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

transfer agent

treason

Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Administrative Law

treasury stock

Property Law, Corporate Law

tribunal

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

trier of fact

Corporate Law, Administrative Law

trustee in bankruptcy

ultra vires

Corporate Law, Employment Law

underwriter

unfair competition

Civil Law, Corporate Law

Uniform Commercial Code

Property Law, Corporate Law

uninsured motorist clause

Civil Law, Corporate Law

unissued stock

use tax

variance

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Administrative Law

voting trust

watered stock

white collar crime

Criminal Law, Corporate Law

wind up

winding up

Workers' Compensation Acts

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Tort Law, Employment Law

wrongful death

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Tort Law

zoning

Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

abstract of title

Property Law, Corporate Law

account stated

Civil Law, Corporate Law

accounts receivable

act of God

Contract Law, Corporate Law

adjourn

adjuster

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Employment Law

admiralty

Contract Law, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law

admission against interest

Civil Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law

admission to bail

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

affirmative action

Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

agency

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

agent for acceptance of service

Civil Law, Corporate Law

alter ego

Criminal Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law

antitrust laws

Contract Law, Civil Law, Corporate Law, International Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

apparent authority

Contract Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

appraise

Property Law, Corporate Law

article

articles of incorporation

asset

Property Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law

Attorney General

Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Administrative Law

audit

Corporate Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law

auditor

Corporate Law, Administrative Law