Legal Glossary

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A

Acceptance
Accord and Satisfaction
Acknowledgment
Act of God
Addendum
Adhesion Contract
Adjudication
Affidavit
Agency
Amendment
Amicus Curiae
Annulment
Arbitration
Assignment
Assumption of Risk
At-Will Employment

B

Bad Faith
Bailment
Bankruptcy
Bench Trial
Bilateral Contract
Bill of Sale
Boilerplate
Bond
Breach of Contract
Burden of Proof
Business Entity
Buy-Sell Agreement

C

Capacity
Cause of Action
Caveat Emptor
Cease and Desist
Choice of Law
Class Action
Clause
Codicil
Collateral
Commingling
Common Law
Comparative Negligence
Compensatory Damages
Compliance
Condition Precedent
Condition Subsequent
Confidentiality Agreement
Conflict of Interest
Consent
Consideration
Constructive Dismissal
Contingency
Contract
Conversion
Copyright
Corporation
Counterclaim
Counteroffer
Covenant
Covenant Not to Compete
Cure Period

D

Damages
De Facto
De Jure
Debenture
Decedent
Declaration
Default
Defendant
Deposition
Derivative Action
Disclaimer
Discovery
Dissolution
Due Diligence
Duress
Duty of Care

E

Easement
Eminent Domain
Employment at Will
Encumbrance
Endorsement
Entity
Equitable Relief
Equity
Escalation Clause
Escrow
Estoppel
Exclusivity Agreement
Exculpatory Clause
Executed Contract
Executory Contract
Exemption
Express Contract

F

Fair Use
Fiduciary Duty
Force Majeure
Foreclosure
Forum Selection Clause
Franchise Agreement
Fraud

G

Garnishment
General Partnership
Good Faith
Governing Law
Grace Period
Guarantor

H

Habeas Corpus
Hearsay
Hold Harmless

I

Implied Contract
Implied Warranty
Incorporation
Indemnification
Independent Contractor
Infringement
Injunction
Insolvency
Intellectual Property
Interrogatories

J

Joint and Several Liability
Joint Venture
Jurisdiction

L

Laches
Lease
Legal Tender
Letter of Intent
Liability
License Agreement
Lien
Limitation of Liability
Limited Liability Company
Limited Partnership
Liquidated Damages
Litigation

M

Malpractice
Material Breach
Mediation
Memorandum of Understanding
Merger Clause
Misrepresentation
Mitigation
Moral Turpitude
Mortgage
Mutual Assent

N

Negligence
Nominal Damages
Non-Compete Agreement
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Non-Solicitation Agreement
Notarization
Novation

O

Obligation
Offer
Operating Agreement
Option Contract
Ordinance

P

Parole Evidence Rule
Partnership
Patent
Penalty Clause
Performance Bond
Personal Guarantee
Plaintiff
Power of Attorney
Precedent
Prevailing Party
Principal
Privity
Pro Bono
Promissory Estoppel
Promissory Note
Proprietary Information
Proxy
Punitive Damages

Q

Quantum Meruit
Quid Pro Quo

R

Ratification
Reasonable Person Standard
Recital
Release
Remedy
Representation
Rescission
Respondeat Superior
Restrictive Covenant
Retainer
Right of First Refusal

S

Scope of Work
Secured Party
Severability
Shareholder Agreement
Sole Proprietorship
Specific Performance
Standing
Statute of Frauds
Statute of Limitations
Stipulation
Strict Liability
Subcontractor
Sublease
Subpoena
Surety

T

Termination Clause
Third-Party Beneficiary
Tort
Trade Secret
Trademark
Trust

U

UCC (Uniform Commercial Code)
Ultra Vires
Unconscionable Contract
Undue Influence
Unilateral Contract

V

Venue
Vesting
Vicarious Liability
Void Contract
Voidable Contract

W

Waiver
Warranty
Whistleblower
Work for Hire
Writ

Z

Zoning

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