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  • Consortium

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Consortium Meaning of Consortium A term generally used in matrimonial law denoting companionship, love, affection, comfort , mutual services, sexual intercourse – all belonging to the married state – […]

  • Bankruptcy

    What does Bankruptcy mean in American Law? The definition of Bankruptcy in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is: A legal proceeding, regulated in the U.S. by the federal Bankruptcy Act, in which an insolvent debtor, by […]

  • Monopoly

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Monopoly Meaning of Monopoly An exclusive right , granted to few, of something which was before of common right. Charles river Bridge v warren Bridge, 11 Pet. 420, 9 L.Ed. 773. In a large sense, the term […]

  • Regulation

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Regulation Meaning of Regulation A subordinate legislation enacted under statutory authority by a governmental body. A rule or order having force of law issued by executive authority of government . See […]

  • Insurance

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Insurance Meaning of Insurance Insurance is a contract of indemnity whereby for a stipulated consideration one party , called the insurer, undertakes to indemnify the other , called the insured, against […]

  • Joint Venture

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Joint Venture Meaning of Joint Venture An association of two or more persons to carry out a single business enterprise for profit for which purpose they combine their property and services. See […]

  • Venture Capital

    An investment in a start-up business that is perceived to have excellent growth prospects but does not have access to capital markets. Type of financing sought by early-stage companies seeking to grow rapidly….

  • Fine

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fine Meaning of Fine In criminal law, the term denotes one form of punishment imposed whereby the offender is ordered to pay a certain sum o: money . It is a pecuniary penalty and may include forfeiture […]

  • Liquidation

    Liquidation

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Liquidation Meaning of Liquidation process by which the affairs of a debtor are wound up leading to the settlement of financial accounts by converting assets into cash for distribution to creditors, […]

  • Trade

    Trade

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Trade Meaning of Trade The word has various shades of meaning but its primary one is that of commerce , the business of selling, with a view to profit , goods which the trader has either manufactured […]

  • Balance Sheet

    A several accounts. See Eyre v Hormen, 28 F. 779, 92 Cal. 580.

  • Multinational Enterprise

    Multinational Enterprise

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Multinational Enterprise in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term multinational enterprise into Spanish: empresa multinacional (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal […]

  • Financial Institution

    Financial Institution

    Financial Institution Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary) The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Financial Institution in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: Organization engaged in any of the many aspects of finance […]

  • European Company

    European company in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of European company.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Policeman Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading European company […]

  • Competition Policy

    Competition policy in Global Commerce Policy In this regard, competition policy is: approaches of governments to the promotion and protection of competition. The entries on trade policy are here. It consists of competition laws and policies achieving similar aims. Since the 1980s the term […]