20 The topic of this glossary is law more specifically corporate law. terms
My glossary is related to my blog which is corporate law. Before doing any law practices it is important to learn the terms and understand them, that is when the glossaries come in handy. My glossary has 20 terms that are most commonly used or important to understand in the field of law. Each word is described with the part of speech it belongs, the pronunciation of the word, a short description, a translation in French, an example in a sentence and finally a related image. In order to know what words to put in my glossary, I searched on the internet for a lexical field of corporate law. I want you guys to take knowledge of the words in my glossary because it will come in handy when reading my blog.
bankruptcy
noun
The state of being bankrupt.
Example: The Court of Chancery was not solely concerned with the law of trusts and there were other subject matters such as BANKRUPTCY, debts, and property disputes although trusts overlapped with the latter to a significant degree.
fr: faillite
bylaws
noun
A rule made by a company or society to control the actions of its members.
Example: There was no formal planning system at this time although the housing had to adhere to certain BYLAWS.
fr: statuts
company
noun
A commercial business.
Example: It would be very difficult to compare and contrast all products from different retailers; however, stores own brand ranges are designed to reflect the COMPANY's core values so would provide a representative comparison.
fr: entreprise
contract
noun
A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
Example: Fulfilling the CONTRACT 1) Given the basic resources available & ignoring any future cost or quantity changes.
fr: contrat
corporate
adjective
Relating to a corporation, especially a large company or group.
Example: Nestle incorporates their business strategy in the Nestle CORPORATE Business Principles (NCBP).
fr: entreprise
court
noun
A tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases.
Example: Additionally, the Evening prayer was often subordinated for such events as football; in Nottingham 1608, thirty-five men were put before the COURT for such an offense.
fr: tribunal
crime
noun
An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
Example: One of the most common arguments in recent years has been that '...witchcraft was sex-related but not a sex-specific CRIME'.
fr: crime
fraud
noun
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
Example: With such a dramatic uptake of online shopping, however, have come increased risks of online credit card FRAUD.
fr: fraude
law
noun
The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Example: Introduction Conventional agriculture does not necessarily take into account of its effects on the environment (except as forced by LAW) and the conservation of natural resources for the future generations.
fr: loi
lawsuit
noun
A claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.
Example: Although there were limited laws in place to protect the rights of slave, these were only useful if the slaves master or another citizen was willing to file a LAWSUIT, and slaves were often not deemed important enough to go to the trouble.
fr: procès
lawyer
noun
A person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor.
Example: A LAWYER's 'product' is public - the law is freely available to anyone - and nothing about a LAWYER's work is secret or proprietary.
fr: avocat
legal
adjective
Of, based on, or concerned with the law.
Example: In the busy and complex environment of world economy, there are certain needs for moral, LEGAL, and economic rules that are widely accepted and abided by the nation states.
fr: légal
liability
noun
The state of being responsible for something, especially by law.
Example: In many cases we may recognize the 'popular, instinctive' 13 desire to impose vicarious LIABILITY...
fr: responsabilité
license
noun
A permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade (especially in alcoholic beverages).
Example: Whilst not legally excluded from professional medicine, society's institutions ensured that access to the means of inclusion was barred initially just to women of the lowest classes via the gaining of a medical LICENSE, but later to all via their inability to obtain education and qualifications required.
fr: licence
litigation
noun
The process of going to court to settle a dispute.
Example: These provisions are thought to involve unions in extensive LITIGATION, as most of them are 'initiated by employers and essentially concerned with failure to follow procedural detail, rather than the substantive requirements of democratic decision-making' (McIlroy, 1999: 525).
fr: litige
negotiate
verb
Obtain or bring about by discussion.
Example: At one point congress was able to NEGOTIATE "200 brass cannon, arms, tents and accoutrements for 30,000 men, ammunition in proportion, and 20,000 to 30,000 brass mortars.".
fr: négocier
partnerships
noun
An association of two or more people as partners.
Example: The challenge facing the health or social care practitioner in light of this range of perspectives on health are how to respond and communicate effectively with others to form PARTNERSHIPS, be they with patients, colleagues, or members of the wider multidisciplinary team.
fr: partenariats
settlements
noun
An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.
Example: Many sites have suffered from scavenging and looting, especially during medieval times when building materials were often robbed out to build new SETTLEMENTS.
fr: arrangement
shareholders
noun
An owner of shares in a company.
Example: Originally, before the notion social responsibility came to stage, organisations' objectives are primarily to maximize profits and SHAREHOLDERS' values.
fr: actionnaires
stocks
noun
A share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend, whose payment takes priority over that of common-stock dividends.
Example: Besides, the indirect way is via nonhuman wealth, such as STOCKS' value, bonds, housing.
