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  • Goodwill

    The advantage or benefit which is acquired by a business, beyond the mere value of the capital, stock, funds or property employed therein, in consequence of the general public patronage and encouragement which it receives from constant or habitual customers. See Metropolitan Nat. Bank v St. […]

  • Securities

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Securities Meaning of Securities stocks , bonds, contracts or other evidence of secured indebtedness, wherein an investment is made for the purpose of realizing income or profit . U.C.C. distinguishes […]

  • Information System

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Information System in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term information system into Spanish: sistema de información (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus

  • EU Employment Policy

    Hierarchical Display of EU employment policy Employment And Working Conditions > Employment > Employment policyEuropean Union > European construction > EU growth strategyEuropean Union > European construction > Deepening of the European Union > EU activity > EU policyEmployment And […]

  • 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 […]

  • Association

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Association Meaning of Association A union of persons for a common purpose, a confederacy . The persons so uniting. A body of persons not invested legally with corporate status . See Pacific Electric […]

  • Liberal Profession

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Liberal Profession in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term liberal profession into Spanish: profesión liberal (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus

  • 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 […]

  • Commercial Law

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Commercial Law Meaning of Commercial Law Term which describes the law governing rights of those engaged in commerce and trade . The meaning of the term varies with its context. See Brooklyn City & Newton […]

  • 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 […]

  • Research and Development

    Research and Development (R&D) Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary) The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Research and Development (R&D) in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: Research is a planned activity aimed at […]

  • 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 […]

  • Liability

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Liability Meaning of Liability The word is a general one and has no judicially fixed meaning, the judicial interpretations being largely dependent on the context and the statute where the word occurs. […]

  • Public Sector

    Public Sector

    Definition of Public Sector The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Public Sector: That part of the economy which is owned or controlled by the public, usually through government agencies. Most schooling is part of the public sector as are hospitals, […]

  • Outsourcing

    Financial Definition of Outsourcing Meaning of Outsourcing The practice of purchasing a significant percentage of intermediate components from outside suppliers. International Trade Meaning and Definition of […]