Legal glossary category
General legal terms
Browse 1596 glossary entries in the General legal terms category, with short plain-English descriptions and direct links to the full term pages.
ability
ability is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →absence
absence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →absent
absent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →absolute
absolute is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →absorber
absorber is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →abuse
abuse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accelerate
accelerate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accept
accept is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →access
access is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accident
accident is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accommodation
accommodation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →account
account is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accounting firm
accounting firm is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accounting principles
accounting principles is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accredited
accredited is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accredited investor
accredited investor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accrual
accrual is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accrual period
accrual period is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accrue
accrue is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accrued benefit
accrued benefit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accrued interest
accrued interest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accumulation
accumulation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accuracy
accuracy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →accurate
accurate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →acknowledge
acknowledge is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →acquire
acquire is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →acquired company
acquired company is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →acquiror
acquiror is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →acquisition
acquisition is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →act
act is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →action
action is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →active
active is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →actual
actual is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →actual cost
actual cost is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →actual knowledge
actual knowledge is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →actual/360
actual/360 is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →addendum
addendum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →addition
addition is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →additional information
additional information is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →address
address is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →adjusted
adjusted is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →administer
administer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →administrative agent
administrative agent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →administrator
administrator is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →admission
admission is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →adopt
adopt is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →advance
advance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →advantage
advantage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →adverse
adverse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →adverse effect
adverse effect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →adversely affect
adversely affect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →advertising
advertising is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →advice
advice is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →adviser
adviser is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →advisor
advisor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →advisory
advisory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →affairs
affairs is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →affects
affects is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →affidavit
affidavit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →affiliate
affiliate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →affixed
affixed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →age
age is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →agency
agency is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →agent
agent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →aggregate
aggregate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →aggregate amount
aggregate amount is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →agreement
agreement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →all costs
all costs is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →alleged
alleged is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →allocable
allocable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →allow
allow is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →alternate
alternate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ambassador
ambassador is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ambiguity
ambiguity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →amend
amend is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →amortization
amortization is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →amount
amount is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →amount due
amount due is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →amount paid
amount paid is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →analysis
analysis is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ancillary
ancillary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →annex
annex is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →anniversary
anniversary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →announcement
announcement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →annual
annual is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →annual report
annual report is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →annuitant
annuitant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →annuity
annuity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →annum
annum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →answer
answer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →any person
any person is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →apartments
apartments is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →appeal
appeal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →applicable
applicable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →applicable condition
applicable condition is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →applicable law
applicable law is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →applicable percentage
applicable percentage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →applicable provision
applicable provision is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →applicable rate
applicable rate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →applicable requirement
applicable requirement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →apply
apply is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →appoint
appoint is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →appraisal
appraisal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →appraised value
appraised value is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →appreciation
appreciation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →appropriate
appropriate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →approve
approve is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →arbitrator
arbitrator is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →architect
architect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →area
area is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →arrange
arrange is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →article
article is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ascribed
ascribed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assertion
assertion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assessed
assessed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →asset
asset is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →asset manager
asset manager is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →asset representations
asset representations is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →asset value
asset value is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →asset-backed
asset-backed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assign
assign is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assignee
assignee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assignor
assignor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assist
assist is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assistant secretary
assistant secretary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →associate
associate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assumed
assumed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assumption
assumption is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →assurance
assurance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →attached
attached is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →attention
attention is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →attestation
attestation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →attorney
attorney is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →attributable
attributable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →audit
audit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →auditor
auditor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →authenticate
authenticate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →authority
authority is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →authorized officer
authorized officer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →authorized representative
authorized representative is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →auto
auto is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →automatic
automatic is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →automobile
automobile is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →availability
availability is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →available funds
available funds is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →average
average is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →avoidance
avoidance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →award
award is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →backed
backed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →backup
backup is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bad
bad is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bad faith
bad faith is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →balance
balance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →balance sheet
balance sheet is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →balloon
balloon is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bank
bank is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bankruptcy
bankruptcy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bankruptcy code
bankruptcy code is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →base
base is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →base rate
base rate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →basic
basic is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →basis
basis is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →basis points
basis points is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bear
bear is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →benchmark
benchmark is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →beneficial
beneficial is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →beneficial interest
beneficial interest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →beneficial owner
beneficial owner is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →beneficiary
beneficiary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →benefit
benefit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bid
bid is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bills
bills is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bind
bind is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →binding obligation
binding obligation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →board
board is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →board of directors
board of directors is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →board of governors
board of governors is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bodily injury
bodily injury is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →body
body is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bona fide
bona fide is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bond
bond is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bonus
bonus is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →books
books is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →borrowed
borrowed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →branch
branch is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →breach
breach is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bridge lender
bridge lender is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →broker
broker is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →budget
budget is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →building
building is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →built
built is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bureau
bureau is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →business
business is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →business day
business day is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →business hours
business hours is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →buy
buy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →buyer
buyer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →by-laws
by-laws is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →bylaws
bylaws is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →calculate
calculate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →calendar
calendar is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →calendar quarter
calendar quarter is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →calendar year
calendar year is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →call
call is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cap
cap is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →capacity
capacity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →capital
capital is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →capital account
capital account is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →capital expenditure
capital expenditure is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →capital lease
capital lease is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →capital stock
capital stock is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →captions
captions is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →card
card is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →care
care is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →carrier
carrier is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →case
case is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cash
cash is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cash collateral
cash collateral is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cash equivalent
cash equivalent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cash flow
cash flow is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cashless
cashless is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →casualty
casualty is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →category
category is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cause
cause is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cease
cease is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →cede
cede is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →center
center is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →certificate
certificate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →certificate administrator
certificate administrator is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →certificates class
certificates class is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →certified public accountant
certified public accountant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →certify
certify is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →chairman
chairman is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →change
change is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →change control
change control is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →change in control
change in control is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →charge
charge is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →chattel
chattel is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →check
check is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →chief
chief is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →chief executive
chief executive is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →chief executive officer
chief executive officer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →chief financial officer
chief financial officer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →circumstance
circumstance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →city
city is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →civil
civil is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →claim
claim is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →claimant
claimant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →class
class is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →classification
classification is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →classified
classified is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →clean
clean is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →clearing
clearing is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →client
client is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →close
close is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →closing date
closing date is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →co-lender
co-lender is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →co-trustee
A co-trustee is like having two grown-up guardians for your allowance.
Open term →code
code is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →collateral
collateral is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →collect
collect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →combined
combined is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →commence
commence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →commerce
commerce is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →commercial
commercial is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →commercial paper
commercial paper is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →commercially reasonable
commercially reasonable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →commission
commission is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →committed
committed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →committee
committee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →commodity
commodity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →common law
common law is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →common stock
common stock is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →communicate
communicate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →companion
companion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →companion loan
companion loan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →company
company is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →company subsidiary
company subsidiary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →comparable
comparable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →compensate
compensate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →compensation plan
compensation plan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →competent
competent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →competent jurisdiction
competent jurisdiction is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →competitive
competitive is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →complaint
complaint is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →complete
complete is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →completion date
completion date is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →compliance
compliance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →component
component is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →computed
computed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →condemnation
condemnation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →condition
condition is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →conduct
conduct is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →confer
confer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →confidence
confidence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →confidential
confidential is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →confidential information
confidential information is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →confirmed
confirmed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →conflict
conflict is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →consecutive
consecutive is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →consent
consent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →consequential
consequential is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →conservator
conservator is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →consideration
It's like trading your allowance (the promise) for your friend’s favorite comic book.
Open term →consistent
Consistency means following the same rules every time; if you promise to give your friend five cookies every day, that consistent pattern makes the...
Open term →consolidated
Consolidated is like putting five different hall passes into one folder instead of keeping them scattered across the classroom desks.
Open term →consolidated financial
It’s like combining all your allowance jars—your piggy bank, your change jar, and your spending money tin—into one big ledger so you see your total...
Open term →consolidated financial statements
Consolidated financial statements are like a big report card for a whole school district instead of just one classroom.
Open term →construct
A contract construct is like a rule written on a permission slip: it tells you exactly when and how you can use the playground.
Open term →construction contract
It functions like a detailed permission slip for building; it tells everyone exactly what they are allowed to build and how long it should take.
Open term →consult
Consult is like asking your parent for permission before coloring outside the lines; it’s seeking their expert approval before you proceed with the...
Open term →consumer
A consumer is like the kid who gets permission to take their hall pass just for recess play.
Open term →consummate
When you return the library book and pay the fine, the contract (borrowing the book) is consummated.
Open term →contact
A contact functions like a permission slip: when you sign it, you promise to do something specific for someone else.
Open term →contemporaneously
If you promise to give your friend the toy *contemporaneously* with their birthday, it means right as they turn ten.
Open term →contest
If someone says your library book is overdue and demands a fine, contesting it means telling the librarian, 'No, that's not true!' You challenge th...
Open term →contingent
If your allowance is contingent on you cleaning your room, the money only exists if the condition (clean room) happens.
Open term →contingent liability
It is like a hall pass that might get revoked; you don't know if you'll have to leave class (incur the liability) until the teacher makes the final...
Open term →continuous
A continuous promise is like agreeing to help clean up all week long, not just on Monday and Friday.
Open term →contract
It is like a permission slip: if you sign it, your parents (the other party) are legally obligated to let you go to the park.
Open term →contract price
Imagine a permission slip: if it says you get $5 for playing outside, that's your contract price.
Open term →contractor
Think of it like this: If you hire someone to paint your whole house (contractor), they decide *how* they paint it; if you hire a cleaner just for...
Open term →contractual
It's like a permission slip: when you sign it, you are promising your parents you will clean your room; they can enforce that promise later.
Open term →contravention
It’s like breaking the rule about using only blue crayons on your coloring sheet; you didn't ruin the whole picture, but you definitely broke a spe...
Open term →contribute
If you promise to contribute half the cost of the new swing set, you fulfill your promise when you actually pay your half of the money.
Open term →control
If you have control over the permission slip, you decide where your child goes to recess.
Open term →controlled group
Imagine an entire class, but you designate five students as the 'controlled group.' Only those five follow the special rule about wearing hats to s...
Open term →controlling class
Think of a permission slip where all the kids are going to the same field trip.
Open term →conversion
If you take your friend's favorite blue crayon without asking and decide it's yours forever, that’s conversion.
Open term →convert
Converting is like trading your allowance money for a permission slip that lets you go to the park early.
Open term →convey
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Open term →cooperation
Cooperation is like when you promise your friend you will help them clean up after recess; they have to cooperate by not hiding all the toys.
Open term →copy
A copy is like photocopying your favorite drawing; you have an exact duplicate that looks identical to the original art piece.
Open term →copyright
It acts like a permission slip for your drawings; only you can hand out copies without getting in trouble.
Open term →core
The core is like the main reason you got a permission slip—it’s not just the signature; it’s that it lets you go to the park.
Open term →corporate
Think of a corporation as a permission slip from your parents that lets you go to a party; corporate law sets the rules for who can attend and what...
Open term →corporate action
Imagine your allowance gets split into two smaller bills; that's a stock split.
Open term →correct
A correct homework assignment gets full marks because it follows every rule the teacher gave you.
Open term →cost
Cost is like the price tag on a permission slip; it’s how much money you owe to get that okay stamped on it.
Open term →counsel
Counsel is like the permission slip for your project; it tells you exactly what you are allowed to do legally.
Open term →counterclaim
It is like when you get told off for being late; a counterclaim is your right to tell the teacher that *they* were the ones who forgot to schedule...
Open term →counterpart
Think of it like two kids both signing permission slips for the field trip; each slip is a counterpart to the other.
Open term →counterparty
If you promise your friend a ten-dollar bill, they are your counterparty.
Open term →country
Imagine your classroom is a country.
Open term →county
Think of it like your school's attendance zone; the county defines where you live and which principal has authority over you.
Open term →courier
Think of a courier like your permission slip carrier; they take your note to the principal and must deliver it safely.
Open term →court
A court acts like the principal on a permission slip; it decides if your request is valid or not.
Open term →court of competent jurisdiction
Think of it like needing a specific hall pass for a classroom.
Open term →court order
Think of it like getting permission to play on the playground; the order tells everyone what they are allowed and required to do there.
Open term →covenant
A covenant is like a promise written on a hall pass: you promise not to run in the halls during class time.
Open term →coverage
Coverage is like the list on your permission slip; it tells you exactly which field trips (risks) are approved and paid for by the school.
Open term →covered
If your permission slip covers recess time, you can play outside without needing a separate hall pass.
Open term →creation
Creation is like getting that signed permission slip from your teacher; once you have it, you legally *can* go outside to play during recess.
Open term →credit
Credit is like getting a hall pass from your teacher; you get permission now to leave class, but you must return before the bell rings (repay).
Open term →credit agreement
Think of it like a library card slip; the agreement is the contract that says you promise to return the book (the money) by a certain date, or you...
Open term →credit facility
It acts like a hall pass at school: you don't need a new permission slip every time you want to go outside; the allowance is already approved for use.
Open term →credit risk
If you lend your friend $20 for lunch, credit risk is the chance they forget or decide not to pay it back.
Open term →creditor
If you lend your friend $20 for their birthday, you are the creditor.
Open term →criminal
A criminal is like someone who breaks the 'Do Not Touch' rule on the playground; they get a formal consequence, like losing recess time or owing a...
Open term →criteria
Think of criteria like the rules on a permission slip; you must meet all the listed requirements—like homework done and lunch packed—before you can...
Open term →cumulative
If you get three hall passes, and they are cumulative, you don't just lose one pass; you lose all three at once.
Open term →cure
If you forget to return your library book, and then bring it back before the fine deadline, that act of returning it is curing the overdue issue.
Open term →cure period
It is like a permission slip that says you have until Friday to turn in your homework before the teacher docks points from your grade.
Open term →currency
Currency is like the official permission slip for money in your town; everyone accepts it to trade goods, just like accepting your mom's specific h...
Open term →current
Current means what is happening right now—like when your hall pass shows you are allowed to leave school this very minute.
Open term →cusip
Think of a CUSIP like a specific sticker on your favorite toy—it tells everyone exactly which version and color that toy is.
Open term →custodian
Imagine giving your friend your favorite video game console; they become the custodian of that console until you ask for it back.
Open term →custody
Custody is like holding the permission slip to your friend's bike: you have physical control, but the signature (legal authority) decides where the...
Open term →customarily
Customarily means doing something the way everyone else does it in your neighborhood.
Open term →customary
It’s like knowing that at your school, it's customary to hand in homework on Friday; if a rule doesn't say so, everyone assumes you do it then.
Open term →customer
A customer acts like someone who gets permission slip for recess; they agree to follow rules in exchange for playtime.
Open term →daily
It is like needing to take out the trash every single day without fail.
Open term →damage
Damage is like when your friend breaks your favorite crayon; the 'damage' is the loss of that specific crayon.
Open term →data
Data is like the list of numbers on your permission slip; that's raw fact.
Open term →data room
Think of it as a special, locked library where you only get to look at certain books until your homework is done.
Open term →date
A date is like the day written on your permission slip.
Open term →date of determination
It is like the due date on a permission slip for a field trip.
Open term →date of issuance
Think of a library book checkout slip; the date of issuance is the day you picked up the item.
Open term →day
If a permission slip says 'due within three days,' it means you have to hand it in by the third day, just like counting up from today on your fingers.
Open term →deadline
A deadline is like the due date on a permission slip for an activity at school.
Open term →deal
A deal is like giving your friend a permission slip promising to trade them three stickers for one of yours.
Open term →dealer
It is like getting a special permission slip to sell your friend’s lemonade stand setup every weekend.
Open term →death
Death is like when your hall pass expires permanently; once it's gone, you can’t ask for another one, and the school has to act on that final status.
Open term →debenture
It functions like a formal IOU proving you loaned money to someone for years of predictable payments.
Open term →debt
It’s like owing your friend five dollars for a candy bar; that debt means you must give them those exact five dollars back later.
Open term →debt service
It is like paying back a shared library book.
Open term →debtor
If you borrow a toy from your friend, the promise to return it is your debt.
Open term →decision
Think of a parent signing a permission slip for your friend's birthday party.
Open term →declare
It is like writing down what happened on your permission slip; you are telling everyone exactly what rule applies and why it's true.
Open term →decreased
A decreased hall pass means you aren't allowed to run as fast as usual.
Open term →decree
Imagine you promise your friend money, and when you fail to pay, the judge issues a decree telling you exactly how much and when you must pay it back.
Open term →deduct
If you get five dollars for chores, and your parent deducts fifty cents for a broken plate, you only keep four dollars and fifty cents.
Open term →deed
It functions like a signed permission slip that officially changes who gets to use your favorite toy forever.
Open term →default
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Open term →defeasance
It's like getting permission to play with a toy (the estate) only as long as you keep your room clean (the condition).
Open term →defect
If you get a permission slip for soccer but your parent forgets to sign it, that slip has a defect.
Open term →defend
If someone accuses you of breaking a promise (a breach), defending yourself is like showing your permission slip to prove why that promise didn't a...
Open term →defense
If you promise to mow the lawn but it rains before your chore time, saying 'Act of God' is using a defense.
Open term →defer
Deferring means saying, 'I'll do it tomorrow.' If you promise your sibling you’ll give them that toy next week instead of today, you are deferring...
Open term →deferral
Deferral is like getting a library slip when you borrow a book; you use the book now, but you won't technically 'pay' for it until you return it la...
Open term →deficiency
If you borrow $10 and only pay back $8, the missing $2 is the deficiency.
Open term →delegate
Imagine you give your friend a hall pass to represent you in class; that friend is the delegate performing your duty.
Open term →delinquent
If you promise your friend you will return their toy by Friday and don't, you are delinquent on that promise.
Open term →deliver
Delivery is like handing over your permission slip; once you hand it to the teacher, you have delivered it and they accept it.
Open term →delivery
When you hand your friend a permission slip, that's delivery.
Open term →demand
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Open term →denominated
If your allowance is denominated in 'tokens,' you know exactly how much money that token equals at the store.
Open term →dental
It functions like a special permission slip for your teeth; it means only someone licensed in dentistry can perform those procedures legally.
Open term →department
A department is like the 'homework' section of your class; it tells you exactly who in the school office is responsible for grading that specific a...
Open term →departure
A departure is like when you agree to meet a friend at 3:00 PM, but you decide to leave and show up at 3:20 PM instead.
Open term →dependent
Think of a hall pass; the child needs permission (support) from the teacher to leave class and function elsewhere.
Open term →deposit
Imagine you give your friend $5 to hold onto their favorite toy until they promise to return it next Tuesday.
Open term →depositary
Think of a school librarian holding all the permission slips for field trips; that librarian is the depositary.
Open term →depositor
When you hand in your lunch money to the school treasurer, you are the depositor.
Open term →depository
A depository is like a trusted piggy bank.
Open term →depository institution
Think of it like a special library card.
Open term →depository trust
Think of a library book you lend out; the library holds it for you until you return it.
Open term →depreciation
Imagine your bike gets rusty every year; the amount of rust that shows up each season is depreciation.
Open term →derived
When you borrow your friend's bike, and then you let your little brother ride it too, your brother has a derived right to use that bike.
Open term →descendants
If you promise your friend something today, the descendant is like their kid who can collect on that promise later.
Open term →design
It is like deciding how your new treehouse will look—will it have a blue roof, a rope ladder, and windows?
Open term →designee
A designee is like giving your friend permission slip to sign your soccer registration form instead of you signing it yourself.
Open term →destruction
Destruction is like when your favorite drawing gets completely ripped up—it's gone forever and can’t be fixed.
Open term →detail
Detail is like writing down exactly what toy you want—not just 'a truck,' but 'a red pickup truck with working headlights.' It leaves no room for g...
Open term →determination
A determination is like when your teacher decides you passed the test; that decision tells everyone what happened with your grade.
Open term →developed
When you develop your drawing for a fort, it means you built it up from just a pile of sticks into something usable.
Open term →device
A device acts like your favorite toy; when you sign a contract about it, you are promising something specific regarding that toy.
Open term →diligence
Diligence is like studying hard for a test; it means putting in the effort instead of just hoping you pass.
Open term →direct
A direct promise is like when your mom promises *you* a cookie, not just telling the whole class she will provide one later.
Open term →director
Think of a director like the parent you elect for your class project; they make sure the rules are followed and approve the final presentation plan.
Open term →disability
Imagine a hall pass: if you have one (the impairment), it means you can't do everything normally, but the school still lets you attend class (full...
Open term →disbursement
Think of a hall pass: when you use it (the disbursement), you are paying for something—like going to the nurse—and someone expects you to pay back...
Open term →discharge
Imagine you promise your friend $5.
Open term →disclaimer
It's like signing a permission slip that says, 'You can play outside, but you agree not to complain if you get mud on your shoes.' This limits what...
Open term →disclose
If you are asked to disclose the good news about your grades, you have to tell the teacher everything important, just like handing in a full report...
Open term →disclosure
Disclosure is like showing your homework before class starts.
Open term →discount
If your friend promises you $10 for trading cards but offers a discount down to $8, that's a discount.
Open term →discovery
It's like getting permission slips from all the other kids before school starts.
Open term →discretion
Imagine a teacher has discretion over grading: they can give you an A even if the rubric only strictly allows for a B.
Open term →discrimination
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Open term →dispose
Disposing is like handing in your permission slip; once you hand it over, the teacher (the receiving party) has control over what happens next with...
Open term →disposition
A disposition is like handing over your favorite toy.
Open term →dispute
A dispute happens when two people disagree on a promise—like arguing over who gets the last cookie.
Open term →dispute resolution
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Open term →disqualified
If you are disqualified from getting a permission slip, it means even though you're at school, the teacher won't let you go on the field trip.
Open term →disqualified organization
It's like getting an 'ineligible' sticker placed on your hall pass.
Open term →disregarded
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Open term →dissolution
Dissolution is like when you finish your library card loan period; the relationship with the book officially ends.
Open term →distance
If your friend lives too far away to attend the party, that distance matters.
Open term →distribute
Distributing is like dividing up cookies after a birthday party; everyone gets their fair share based on what the host decided beforehand.
Open term →distribution date
If you promise a friend a toy on the 15th, that's your distribution date.
Open term →distributor
Think of it like getting permission from the bakery (manufacturer) to be the only person allowed to sell their cookies (goods) at your school's fai...
Open term →district
Think of it like this: your neighborhood is the 'district.' If you break someone's toy on Elm Street, the court for the Elm Street district handles...
Open term →district court
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Open term →dividend
A dividend is like getting pocket money from your parents after they've made a big sale at work.
Open term →division
Division is like splitting a shared cookie into smaller pieces so everyone gets their own bite.
Open term →document
Think of it like a permission slip: that piece of paper is the document, but signing it is the act of documenting the permission.
Open term →dollar
A dollar is like the required sticker price on a permission slip; it tells you exactly how much money you owe to get that event approved.
Open term →domain
Imagine a permission slip granting you domain over playing with your favorite toy; only *you* can play with it outside the house.
Open term →domestic
A domestic promise means it comes from inside your own town; a foreign one comes from another city.
Open term →downgrade
downgrade is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →draft
Think of a permission slip: it's not the signed, stamped version yet, but it shows what you are allowed to do before you leave school grounds.
Open term →draw
A draw is like taking your allowance early from Mom before payday arrives.
Open term →drug
A drug is like a hall pass for your body; it lets you do something specific, like helping you feel better when you're sick.
Open term →due
If you promise to give your friend $5 on Friday, that $5 is due.
Open term →due date
It functions like the last day written on a permission slip; if you hand it in after that date, you get a late mark or fine.
Open term →due diligence
due diligence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →duly authorized
duly authorized is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →duly organized
duly organized is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →duplication
duplication is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →duration
Duration is like how long your permission slip lasts; it tells you exactly until what date you can use that pass.
Open term →duty
It’s like a rule on your hall pass: you have the duty to return it, or the consequence is getting detention.
Open term →An email acts like a signed permission slip; if you send it agreeing to go to the park, that agreement is written down and counts just as much as y...
Open term →early
early is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →earnings
Earnings act like the allowance you get for doing chores; they represent what you've earned before your parents take out any 'taxes.' If you don't...
Open term →ebitda
EBITDA is like the allowance on your permission slip before you factor in fines (taxes), borrowing costs (interest), and wear-and-tear charges (dep...
Open term →economic
If you promise your friend five dollars, the economic aspect is the actual value of those five dollars—it’s not just the paper slip.
Open term →effect
The legal effect is like when you sign a permission slip; that signature immediately creates the *effect* of allowing your child at the field trip.
Open term →effective date
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Open term →effectuate
If you sign permission slip allowing recess, the school must *effectuate* that by letting you go out.
Open term →effort
It's like agreeing to study hard for a test instead of promising an 'A'.
Open term →elect
Electing is like deciding which hall pass you want to use—you can't just keep them all; picking one means you give up the others.
Open term →electronic
If you sign a permission slip digitally, that electronic signature is just as real as your handwritten one on paper.
Open term →electronic mail
Email is like a permission slip sent digitally; when you click send, it's proof that your parents saw and signed it instantly.
Open term →eligible
Eligibility is like getting permission for the playground.
Open term →eliminate
Elimination is like crossing out your name off the attendance sheet completely.
Open term →An email acts like a signed permission slip you send to your friend about playing outside.
Open term →emergency
An emergency is like getting a hall pass when you are late; it lets you skip the usual punishment.
Open term →employ
employ is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →employee
If you have a permission slip from your parents (the employer) telling you exactly when and how to play outside (the job), you are an employee.
Open term →employee benefit
It functions like a permission slip that promises you more than just playtime; it guarantees you access to special playground equipment later on.
Open term →employee benefit plan
It's like a special permission slip from your parents offering you extra privileges—like getting a trip to the zoo instead of just allowance money.
Open term →encumbrance
encumbrance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →end
It's like when a permission slip says 'Ends on Friday.' That date is the end; after Friday, you don't need it anymore.
Open term →endorsed
It’s like signing your friend’s permission slip; when you sign it, you endorse it and are vouching for them.
Open term →energy
Energy is like a hall pass; it's permission to do work.
Open term →enforce
Enforcing means making sure someone keeps their promise on paper.
Open term →engagement
It functions like a signed permission slip for a big event; it proves you agreed to something important before it happens.
Open term →engineering
Imagine a permission slip: Engineering is the plan to make sure you can actually use it safely and on time.
Open term →enhanced
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Open term →enter
Entering is like showing up for school on the first day; you formally start your attendance record.
Open term →enterprise
An enterprise is like a large school district that runs several different schools under one name; it’s all connected but functions separately.
Open term →entire
It means when you sign a new permission slip, all the old ones get erased; only the newest one matters for your field trip.
Open term →entitle
Entitlement is like having a permission slip signed for you; it means you have the official right to go into the park when others don't.
Open term →entity
entity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →entry
An entry is like getting permission to use your friend’s swing set; it’s the act of going in to play.
Open term →environment
The legal environment is like the set of playground rules—it tells you if you can swing high, slide fast, and when you have to wait your turn.
Open term →environmental
It functions like a permission slip for nature; if you mess up the environment, you lose your right to use that land until you fix it.
Open term →environmental law
Environmental law is like a set of rules for your playground; it dictates who can throw litter (pollution) and how much damage they have to clean u...
Open term →equal
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Open term →equipment
Think of equipment as your favorite crayons; if you lend them out on a permission slip, they are considered 'equipment' belonging to you while they...
Open term →equitable
If you promise your friend you'll let them use your favorite swing set (the law), but they break it and deserve more than just a new swing—maybe th...
Open term →equity
If you break your friend's favorite toy, money fixes it; equity forces you to actually replace the specific broken toy.
Open term →equity interest
It's like owning half of your friend's toy collection; you don't have the physical toys yet, but you have a guaranteed right to one-half share when...
Open term →ero
Ero is like when you give back a library book; the promise to return it ends immediately upon your drop-off.
Open term →error
If you sign a permission slip with an error, and your teacher accepts it anyway, that might be a harmless error.
Open term →escrow
It functions like a trusted middleman holding your allowance money.
Open term →escrow agent
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Open term →established
An established rule is like a permission slip you keep in your binder; everyone knows that specific paper grants you recess time.
Open term →estate
The estate functions like your entire box of toys; when you leave it, someone else has the legal right to decide who gets which toy.
Open term →estimate
An estimate is like coloring in a picture before you finish it; it shows what it will look like but isn't the final, perfect coloring yet.
Open term →estoppel
If you tell your friend, 'You can use my bike anytime,' and they rely on that promise by riding it all week, estoppel stops them from later claimin...
Open term →ethics
Ethics sets the unwritten rules for how you treat others, like knowing not to cheat on a test even if the teacher won't catch it.
Open term →eurocurrency
Think of a eurocurrency like a permission slip signed by two different schools; it's good everywhere, not just at your own school.
Open term →eurodollar
It's like getting permission slip signed at the school, but instead of staying here, it’s valid only when you take it to a specific friend across t...
Open term →evaluator
An evaluator acts like the teacher grading your math test.
Open term →event
An event is like when you promise your friend you’ll bring cookies; the actual day you show up with them is the event that makes the promise real.
Open term →event default
Event default is like missing the permission slip deadline for field trip; it means you failed to do what you were supposed to, and now the teacher...
Open term →evidence
If you promise your friend you'll bring cookies, the cookie itself is evidence proving your promise was real.
Open term →evidenced
When you show your permission slip (the evidence) for the field trip, it proves you have permission.
Open term →examination
It’s like checking your homework before turning it in; you let the teacher look at it to make sure all the answers are correct and complete.
Open term →exceed
exceed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →exception
Imagine a hall pass that says 'all kids must sit in the cafeteria,' but your teacher grants you an exception to go outside during lunch.
Open term →excess
Excess is like when you are allowed five cookies but eat six; that sixth cookie is the 'excess.' It shows how much more than the rule allows you to...
Open term →exchange
It functions like trading your baseball cards for someone else’s Pokémon cards; you agree to give up what you have in return for what they have.
Open term →excise tax
excise tax is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →exclusive
If you sign an exclusive permission slip for your best friend, no one else can use it while that paper is valid.
Open term →execute
If you sign a permission slip (execute it), you promise to follow the rules on it.
Open term →executive officer
executive officer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →executor
Think of an executor like a hall pass holder for grandma's house; they make sure every rule on the permission slip gets followed when distributing...
Open term →exemption
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Open term →exercise
It's like having a permission slip for the swings; exercising it means you actually walk up and start swinging, making the permission official.
Open term →exhibit
An exhibit acts like showing your teacher permission slip when you take a field trip; it provides concrete backing for what you are saying.
Open term →existing
If your hall pass says 'existing permission,' it means you have the right to be in class *right now*, not tomorrow.
Open term →expenditure
If you borrow money to buy new tires, the cost of those tires is your expenditure.
Open term →expense
If you get a hall pass from school for the day, that permission slip is your expense because it represents something of value you used up.
Open term →expenses incurred
If you borrow a book and get fined $5 for keeping it past the due date, that fine is an expense incurred.
Open term →experience
Experience is like showing your teacher you've already aced every math test before; it proves you know how to do the current homework assignment well.
Open term →expert
An expert is like the grown-up who knows exactly how to fix your broken toy because they've done it a hundred times; you trust their advice over yo...
Open term →expiration date
Think of a permission slip that says it expires Friday.
Open term →expire
Expiration acts like when your permission slip says 'Valid until 5 PM.' After that time, you can't use it anymore, even if you still have it in you...
Open term →exposure
It's like the fine you get for being late; the size of that fine shows your financial exposure.
Open term →express
It's like when your mom writes down exactly what time you must be home—that written rule beats just saying, 'Be home around dinner.'
Open term →extend
Extending means making something last longer; like asking your teacher to give you an extra day on that math homework instead of just turning it in...
Open term →extension
If your permission slip says school ends Friday, an extension is getting it signed so you can turn it in Monday instead.
Open term →extension of credit
It's like letting your friend borrow your favorite video game today, but they promise to give it back next Friday instead of right now.
Open term →external
Imagine you have a loud party next door; that noise is an external cost to your quiet reading time.
Open term →extraordinary
If your hall pass says 'extraordinary,' it means you aren't just running to lunch; you are sprinting to stop a fire.
Open term →face
It is the number printed on your permission slip—that's the 'face.' If you sign it, you agree to that specific amount written there.
Open term →face amount
If your permission slip says you get $5 for finishing chores, the face amount is five dollars.
Open term →facility
A facility is like the playground at school; it tells you exactly where the game has to happen.
Open term →facsimile
A facsimile is like handing your mom a signed permission slip through the school office instead of giving her the actual piece of paper.
Open term →fact
When you hand over a permission slip stating the trip is on Tuesday, that date is a fact.
Open term →factor
A factor is like giving your friend permission to sell your favorite toy at a yard sale for you.
Open term →fail
Failure is when you don't do what you promised on your permission slip.
Open term →failure
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Open term →fair
A fair grading on a test means you got a score that reflects how hard you actually studied compared to everyone else.
Open term →fair market
fair market is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fair market value
fair market value is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fair value
fair value is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →faith
Faith is like trusting your friend when they say they will bring the ball to recess.
Open term →family
family is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →favorable
favorable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fax
A fax acts like handing someone a permission slip across the desk instead of waiting until you can physically give them paper.
Open term →feature
A feature is like a specific promise written on your permission slip; it tells you exactly *what* the allowance covers, such as 'running during rec...
Open term →federal
federal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →federal fund
It is like a special jar for allowance money.
Open term →federal reserve
It acts like the principal setting rules for all your piggy bank transactions.
Open term →federal reserve bank
It is like the school principal for a small group of classrooms.
Open term →federal reserve system
It acts like a big hall pass master for the entire country's money flow.
Open term →fee
A fee is like paying $5 to borrow a friend's video game; that money buys you the right to play it.
Open term →felony
A felony is like getting a 'F' on your report card; it means you failed seriously and might get detention for years.
Open term →fiduciary
A fiduciary is like a trusted babysitter who promises to only choose snacks that make you happy, not just the ones they prefer.
Open term →fiduciary duty
It is like being given a hall pass to your friend: you promise not to use it just for yourself when they need it most.
Open term →field
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Open term →files
Filing documents is like turning in your homework; it proves you did the work for the teacher (the judge).
Open term →final
A final decision is like when your teacher says, 'That's it!
Open term →final distribution
It’s like when you finish playing with your allowance and the last bit of money gets given out based on who was supposed to get paid first, like a...
Open term →final judgment
It’s like getting your report card at the end of the semester; that final grade settles all arguments about your performance.
Open term →final payment
It is like handing in that last permission slip for the field trip; once it’s done, you don't owe any more money for that event.
Open term →finance
Finance is like the allowance system for your family; it dictates who gets money, when they get it, and what promises (assets) that money can buy.
Open term →financial
A financial agreement is like a permission slip that says you owe $20 for recess time.
Open term →financial institution
A financial institution acts like the school's main office: everyone must report their money movements there.
Open term →financial officer
A financial officer acts like the parent checking everyone's allowance slips; they ensure every promise made regarding money matches what actually...
Open term →financial statements
Think of them like the report card for a company.
Open term →financing statement
It is like putting your name on a permission slip for a toy; it tells everyone else that you have the right to take that toy back if someone else t...
Open term →fines
A fine is like paying extra money when you forget your permission slip at school.
Open term →finra
FINRA acts like a strict teacher checking your homework; if you don't follow the rules, you get a detention slip (a fine or suspension).
Open term →firm
A firm is like when you promise your friend you will bring the ball to recess; that promise makes it legally binding, so they can hold you accounta...
Open term →first refusal
first refusal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fiscal
It is like the rules on your allowance: 'Fiscal' means how much money you have and where it comes from (your budget).
Open term →fiscal year
fiscal year is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fitness
Fitness is the quality grade on a permission slip; if you score high enough, the court grants you access to your child.
Open term →fixed
fixed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fixed income
It functions like a promise slip where you know exactly when and how much money you will receive back.
Open term →fixture
Think of it like your hall pass; once you hand it over to the principal (the real estate), it becomes part of school policy and isn't yours anymore...
Open term →floating
Imagine getting a permission slip that says you can play outside 'until sunset.' The exact end time keeps changing as the sun moves across the sky.
Open term →floating rate
floating rate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →flood
A flood acts like an unexpected 'Hall Pass' slip granted to you; it lets you skip a scheduled chore without getting a detention slip.
Open term →floor
A floor is like the minimum score you need on a test to pass; if you get below that line, you fail.
Open term →food
If your contract says you must deliver 'food,' it means more than just a bag of chips; it has to be safe to eat like permission slip saying it's ok...
Open term →for cause
It's like a hall pass: you only use it if someone breaks a rule (the cause).
Open term →force
Force is like when you push your friend off the swing; that push (the force) makes them move faster.
Open term →force majeure
If you promised your friend you'd mow their lawn Saturday, but a sudden hailstorm ruins all the grass, that storm is force majeure—it excuses you f...
Open term →foreclosed
Foreclosed is like when you promise your mom you’ll clean your room, but you never do it; she takes away your favorite toy until you comply.
Open term →foreclosure
It’s like when you promise your parent you’ll clean your room by Friday; foreclosure is when they force you to do it or make you lose screen time.
Open term →foreign
If you promise your neighbor (a domestic person) something, but a company from another state agrees (a foreign entity), the rules of *your* neighbo...
Open term →foreign assets
Foreign assets are like your allowance saved in a piggy bank overseas.
Open term →foreign currency
It’s like getting permission for recess but only written on a ticket from California when you live in Texas.
Open term →foreign exchange
It’s like trading your allowance dollar bills for shiny foreign coins when you want to buy a toy from another country's store.
Open term →foreign securities
It’s like getting permission to play with a toy made in another country; it brings extra rules compared to toys made here.
Open term →foreseeable
Foreseeable means you thought it might happen before signing a promise.
Open term →forfeiture
If you break your promise (the contract), forfeiture means you lose the deposit (the collateral) the other party holds against you.
Open term →form
A form is like a permission slip you sign for a field trip; it proves you allowed your child to go.
Open term →formation
Formation is like when you agree to trade your favorite toy for a friend's action figure; once the handshake happens, the deal is official.
Open term →former
If you held a hall pass yesterday, your status is 'former,' meaning you can't use it today unless specifically allowed.
Open term →formula
A formula is like the rule on your allowance slip: it says you get $5 for every chore completed.
Open term →foundation
Imagine you want to show your teacher a permission slip; the foundation is proving it's signed by Mom.
Open term →founder
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Open term →fraction
fraction is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →franchise
franchise is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fraud
fraud is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fraudulent
fraudulent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fuel
fuel is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fulfillment
fulfillment is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →full
full is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →full force
full force is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fullest
fullest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fully
fully is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →function
function is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fund
fund is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →fundamental
A fundamental agreement is like the main rule on a permission slip—if you take away the signature line, the whole slip doesn't really work anymore.
Open term →funded debt
Funded debt is like getting permission for your allowance based on a promise to clean your room; the money is 'funded' by the expectation (and righ...
Open term →furnish
Furnishing is like handing over the required permission slip; you aren't just saying 'yes,' you are physically giving the paper to the teacher.
Open term →future
future is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →gaap
Think of it like the official rulebook for grading papers; if you don't use GAAP rules, your report might look fine, but the teacher (the SEC) won'...
Open term →gacc
GACC is like having a hall pass that lets you take over your friend’s chores without making them do them anymore.
Open term →gain
It's like getting an extra allowance because you finished your chores early; that bonus money is your 'gain.' This financial reward proves someone...
Open term →gas
Gas is like a permission slip for playtime; it grants the right to use something valuable.
Open term →general
A general rule is like saying, 'We agree to be nice.' It covers everything from sharing toys to cleaning up spills when no specific instruction is...
Open term →general counsel
Think of the general counsel like the head referee for your company's games.
Open term →general partner
Think of it like signing a group permission slip; if one friend breaks the rules (the partner acts wrongly), everyone who signed (all general partn...
Open term →generally accepted accounting principles
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Open term →global
If your permission slip says it covers 'Global,' you can’t just use it at home; it applies everywhere, like taking a hall pass to any room in the s...
Open term →good
A teacher's 'good' stamp on a homework page means that page satisfied that assignment.
Open term →good faith
On a playground, if you promise a friend half your sandwich, good faith means you actually cut it in half.
Open term →good standing
A child who returns all borrowed library books and pays the fines stays in good standing, so the library lets her check out new books.
Open term →goodwill
goodwill is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →govern
Like a permission slip tells a teacher that a parent's rules govern a school trip, a governing-law clause tells a judge which state's laws rule a c...
Open term →governing law
Like deciding before a schoolyard game which rulebook counts, a governing law clause tells the judge which law to use before the teams ever start a...
Open term →government agency
Think of a government agency as the school principal who issues hallway passes and posts the rules.
Open term →governmental
A school's four-year pass lets you leave class without getting in trouble.
Open term →governmental agency
A school monitor can confiscate a baseball, but only if the principal's rule permits the penalty for that offense.
Open term →governmental body
governmental body is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →governmental entity
A hall pass lets a student go down the hallway, but it does not allow breaking classroom rules.
Open term →governor
A governor is like a class president who can approve a class rule and let a detention pass, but the principal (the federal government) sets the ove...
Open term →grace period
grace period is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →grant
Think of trading a baseball card to a friend: you hand it over, and from that moment it is theirs.
Open term →grantee
When your parent hands you a permission slip to go on a field trip, you are the grantee of that slip.
Open term →grantor
When you give away your favorite bike to a friend and never ask for it back, you are the grantor.
Open term →grantor trust
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Open term →gross
Before your allowance is docked for breaking curfew, the full weekly amount is the gross.
Open term →gross negligence
A child who deliberately shoves a sibling into the street after spotting a car is acting with gross negligence; a child who accidentally trips on a...
Open term →ground
Court grounds work like a signed hall pass: you cannot go to the office without the right reason on the pass.
Open term →group
When a teacher says the whole group must clean the classroom, every child in that group shares the job.
Open term →growth
Like being told you get a prize if your garden grows, you need a ruler and a starting height to know the promise was kept.
Open term →guarantee
guarantee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →guarantor
Imagine a friend borrows your bike and breaks the handlebar.
Open term →guaranty
You tell your neighbor, "If my sister loses the Frisbee, I'll pay you back." She loses it; the neighbor collects from you.
Open term →guidance
A teacher's study guide says the exam will cover chapters one through five, but the school board's approved course policy is the rule.
Open term →guidelines
Think of the rules a teacher tapes to the classroom wall: they tell you what to do, but only the school's official rulebook can get you suspended.
Open term →hard
The word 'hard' alone is like the word 'very' in a promise — it doesn't change anything by itself.
Open term →hardware
Think of a library book versus the rules printed on the card in its pocket.
Open term →harm
Harm is someone breaking something of yours — like a kid ripping your library book and leaving you with the fine.
Open term →harmless
Like a friend promising to pay your library fine if you get caught lending them your card, a hold-harmless promise means someone else covers the tr...
Open term →hazard
A hazard is like a sharp corner on the bookshelf — nothing has happened yet, but someone could get hurt.
Open term →hazardous material
Some things need a permission slip before anyone moves them, like the form parents sign before a class field trip.
Open term →hazardous substance
Think of a teacher's list of things nobody may bring to school — slime, matches, spray paint.
Open term →hazardous waste
Some trash is too dangerous for the regular garbage can.
Open term →heading
A heading works like the tab label on a folder that says 'Homework.' The teacher grades the papers inside, not the writing on the tab.
Open term →health
Think of a permission slip your parents sign before a field trip: the government gives doctors and hospitals permission to operate, and it can take...
Open term →hedge
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Open term →heirs
If a classmate moves away and leaves her markers without telling the teacher who gets them, the teacher follows a fixed rule — the closest person i...
Open term →highest
Like 'tallest' in line for the water fountain: the word means nothing until you know which line.
Open term →highway
highway is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →historical
Like a note your teacher saved from last year about your behavior: it shows what already happened, and the principal deciding today may look at it...
Open term →holder
If a friend writes you an IOU and hands it over, you're the one allowed to collect — the holder of that promise.
Open term →holding
holding is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →holding company
Think of a parent who holds every kid's allowance in one wallet.
Open term →holiday
Like a snow day when the library is closed and can't take your returned book — the due date slides to the next open day.
Open term →home
Writing "home" on a legal form is like writing "my house" on a permission slip — everyone understands the feeling, but the form only works once it...
Open term →hotel
A hotel stay is like a sleepover you paid for: you get the bed for the night, you follow the house rules, and you go home in the morning.
Open term →identification
When you pick the exact toy you're trading for and put it in a box with your friend's name on it, that becomes 'the one.' If it breaks, it's your f...
Open term →identify
When a teacher asks you to identify who broke the window, "some kid" is not enough — you have to give a name.
Open term →identity
identity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →illegal
illegal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →immediately
When your teacher says 'line up immediately,' you stop what you're doing and get in line — not after finishing your drawing.
Open term →immunities
A hall pass lets one student walk the hallway when everyone else would get detention.
Open term →impact
impact is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →impair
If your teacher promises the class a pizza party, then the principal cuts it to ten minutes, the promise got impaired — you still get pizza, but le...
Open term →implementation
implementation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →implied
If your teacher watches you hand out crayons every day and never stops you, she's given you an unspoken permission slip.
Open term →import
Buying something from another country is like borrowing a book from another school's library: your own librarian checks it first, and you pay any f...
Open term →imposition
When the librarian announces the fine on your overdue book, that moment is the imposition — the school has officially put the charge on you and can...
Open term →improvement
If you plant a tree in the schoolyard, it stays behind when you switch schools — your backpack goes home with you.
Open term →in arrears
Promise your friend a dollar by Friday and miss it, and you're in arrears — like a library fine that grows until paid.
Open term →in force
A hall pass is in force while the teacher honors it — you can walk the halls without getting sent back to class.
Open term →in writing
in writing is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →inability
If you promised to lend your friend a book but your dog chewed it up, you can't keep the promise — that's inability.
Open term →inaccuracy
If your permission slip says you're going to the science museum but the class goes to the zoo, the slip is inaccurate.
Open term →inaction
If your friend keeps borrowing your toy and you never say no, after a while you can't complain — your silence counted as permission.
Open term →incentive
Like a parent promising dessert for finished homework, the law offers something good so you choose to do what it wants.
Open term →incident
If two kids collide on the playground, that one collision is the incident.
Open term →incidental
If a friend promises to drive you to the library and your little brother tags along because it's on the way, his ride is a lucky accident.
Open term →includes
When your teacher's rule says 'toys includes balls,' she isn't listing every toy — a frisbee still counts.
Open term →income
Think of the money you earn at a lemonade stand: every quarter customers hand over counts, even tips, and the grown-up in charge — the government —...
Open term →income tax
Imagine you get $10 a week for doing chores, and your parents keep $1 to help pay for family groceries.
Open term →inconsistent
If you tell the teacher you returned your library book Monday, then tell the librarian you never borrowed it, the two stories don't match.
Open term →inconvenient
If you promised to trade lunches, finding the trade annoying doesn't cancel it — only a true impossibility, like the school banning trades, might.
Open term →incorporated
incorporated is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →incremental
Imagine your library fine is 10 cents for every day a book is late.
Open term →incur
Incurring a cost is like owing the library a fine the moment a book is overdue — you owe it even before you walk up and pay.
Open term →incurrence
incurrence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →indebtedness
Add up everything you owe — the library fine, the lunch money you borrowed, the five dollars from a friend — and that total is your indebtedness.
Open term →indemnification
indemnification is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →indemnified party
indemnified party is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →indemnify
Imagine you promise the librarian you'll pay every fine your friend racks up on your card.
Open term →indemnitee
indemnitee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →indemnity
indemnity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →indenture
Imagine two friends tearing one paper in half, each keeping a jagged piece; when the pieces fit together, the promise is proven.
Open term →independent
Like promising the librarian you'll return your book even if your friend never returns hers, an independent promise stands alone — you keep your wo...
Open term →independent contractor
independent contractor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →index
index is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →indication
A raised hand is not the same as being picked, but it tells the teacher you want a turn.
Open term →indirectly
If your class rule says no trading snacks, and you hand your cookie to a friend so she trades it for chips for you, you still traded — just through...
Open term →individual
Signing your own permission slip makes you an individual; your mom signing it for you means she acts for someone else, like a company.
Open term →induce
If a friend promises you their dessert to get your cookies, that promise induced the trade.
Open term →industry
Think of how everyone in your class raises a hand before speaking — that's the class custom.
Open term →information provider
information provider is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →informed
Like a permission slip your parents sign, a legal decision only counts as fair if you knew what you were agreeing to first.
Open term →infrastructure
Think of the school building's pipes, electrical wiring, and hallways.
Open term →infringement
A hall pass belongs to one kid at a time.
Open term →injunction
A judge's version of a teacher separating two fighting kids: the order says 'stay away from each other,' and breaking it means a trip to the princi...
Open term →injury
If a classmate kicks your backpack and breaks your favorite toy inside, that broken toy is your injury.
Open term →inquiry
Asking your teacher if you can turn in a project late is an inquiry.
Open term →insider
If the teacher's helper sees the upcoming spelling test answers early, they cannot trade clues or make bets with classmates on who gets the highest...
Open term →insolvent
You owe your classmates ten dollars for lunch, but you only have two dollars in your piggy bank and no allowance coming.
Open term →inspection
Before you trade your favorite video game for your friend's skateboard, you test the wheels and deck to make sure nothing is broken.
Open term →inspector
inspector is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →installment
If a board game costs twenty dollars, paying two dollars a week for ten weeks lets you pay in installments instead of spending all your allowance a...
Open term →instance
If a teacher forgives you for forgetting your permission slip one time, that single instance does not let you skip bringing it tomorrow.
Open term →institute
Instituting a case is like handing the referee an official foul report before the game clock runs out.
Open term →instruction
A teacher hands the class a written rubric with the exact rules for grading a science project before students begin judging each other's work.
Open term →instrument
Think of a signed permission slip for a field trip.
Open term →insufficient
insufficient is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →insurance company
insurance company is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →insurance policy
insurance policy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →insured
insured is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →intangible
intangible is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →integration
integration is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →intellectual
intellectual is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →intellectual property
intellectual property is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →intentional
intentional is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →intercreditor
intercreditor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interest
interest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interest expense
interest expense is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interest payment
interest payment is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interest payment date
interest payment date is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interest period
interest period is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interest rate
interest rate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interfere
interfere is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interfere with
interfere with is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interim
interim is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →intermediary
intermediary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →intermediate
intermediate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →internal
internal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →internal revenue code
internal revenue code is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →internal revenue service
internal revenue service is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →internet
internet is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interpreted
interpreted is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →interval
interval is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →introduction
introduction is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →inure
inure is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →invalidity
invalidity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →invention
invention is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →inventory
inventory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →invest
invest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →investigating
investigating is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →investment adviser
investment adviser is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →investment company
investment company is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →investment manager
investment manager is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →investor
investor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →invoice
invoice is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →involuntary
involuntary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →involved
involved is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →irrevocable
irrevocable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →irs
irs is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →isin
isin is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →issuable
issuable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →issuance
issuance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →issue
issue is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →issued and outstanding
issued and outstanding is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →issuer
issuer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →issuing entity
issuing entity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →item
item is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →joinder
joinder is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →joint
joint is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →joint venture
joint venture is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →judgment
judgment is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →judicial
judicial is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →junior
junior is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →jurisdiction
jurisdiction is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →jury
jury is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →jury trial
jury trial is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →key
key is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →kind
kind is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →knowingly
knowingly is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →knowledge
knowledge is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →known
known is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →labor
labor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →laboratory
laboratory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →land
land is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →landlord
landlord is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lapse
lapse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →largest
largest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →last
last is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →laundering
laundering is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →law
law is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lease
lease is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →leasehold
leasehold is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →legal action
legal action is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →legal counsel
legal counsel is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →legal fees
legal fees is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →legal proceeding
legal proceeding is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →legal process
legal process is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →legal representative
legal representative is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →legislation
legislation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lender
lender is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lending
lending is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →length
length is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lessee
lessee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lesser
lesser is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lessor
lessor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →letter
letter is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →letter of credit
letter of credit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →leverage
leverage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →liability
liability is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →liability insurance
liability insurance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →liable
liable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →libor
libor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →license
license is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →license agreement
license agreement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →licensee
licensee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →licensor
licensor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lien
lien is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →life
life is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →light
light is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →likely
likely is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →limit
limit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →limited liability
limited liability is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →limited liability company
limited liability company is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →limited partnership
limited partnership is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →line
line is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →line of credit
line of credit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →liquidity
liquidity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →list
list is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →litigation
litigation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →living
living is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →loan
loan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →loan commitment
loan commitment is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →loan documents
loan documents is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →loan seller
loan seller is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →local
local is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →location
location is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →long term
long term is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →long-term
long-term is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →loss
loss is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lost
lost is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →lot
lot is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mail is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →maintain
maintain is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →maintenance
maintenance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →majeure
majeure is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →majority
majority is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →manage
manage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →managing director
managing director is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →managing member
managing member is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mandatory
mandatory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →manifest
manifest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →manifest error
manifest error is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →manual
manual is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →manufacture
manufacture is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →map
map is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →margin
margin is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mark
mark is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →market
market is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →market value
market value is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →master
master is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →master servicer
master servicer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →material
material is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →material adverse
material adverse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →material breach
material breach is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →material change
material change is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →material defect
material defect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →material fact
material fact is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →material respect
material respect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →matters
matters is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mature
mature is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →maturity date
maturity date is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →maximum
maximum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mechanic
mechanic is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mediation
mediation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →medical
medical is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →meeting
meeting is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →member
member is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →membership
membership is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →memorandum
memorandum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →merged
merged is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →merger
merger is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →merits
merits is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →method
method is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mile
mile is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →milestone
milestone is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →minimum
minimum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →minor
minor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →miscellaneous
miscellaneous is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →misconduct
misconduct is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →misleading
misleading is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →misrepresentation
misrepresentation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →missing
missing is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →model
model is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →modification
modification is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →modify
modify is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →monetary
monetary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →money
money is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →money market
money market is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →monies
monies is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →monitor
monitor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →month
month is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →moratorium
moratorium is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mortgage
mortgage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mortgage loan
mortgage loan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mortgagee
mortgagee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mortgagor
mortgagor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →motion
motion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →multiemployer plan
multiemployer plan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →multifamily
multifamily is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →multiple
multiple is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mutilated
mutilated is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →mutual
mutual is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →national
national is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →national association
national association is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →national banking association
national banking association is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →natural person
natural person is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →nature
nature is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →necessary
necessary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →negative
negative is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →negligent
negligent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →negotiate
negotiate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →net
net is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →net asset
net asset is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →net income
net income is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →net proceeds
net proceeds is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →net worth
net worth is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →network
network is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →new
new is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →next business day
next business day is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →nitc
nitc is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →nominee
nominee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →non-controlling
non-controlling is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →non-exempt
non-exempt is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →noncompliance
noncompliance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →notary
notary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →note
note is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →note holder
note holder is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →noteholder
noteholder is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →notice
notice is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →notify
notify is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →notional
notional is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →notional amount
notional amount is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →objection
objection is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →obligated
obligated is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →obligor
obligor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →obtain
obtain is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →occupancy
occupancy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →occurred
occurred is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →occurrence
occurrence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →offer
offer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →offering circular
offering circular is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →office
office is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →official
official is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →offset
offset is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →offshore
offshore is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →oil
oil is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →omission
omission is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →omit
omit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →open
open is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →operate
operate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →operating advisor
operating advisor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →operating agreement
operating agreement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →opinion
opinion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →opportunity
opportunity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →option
option is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →optionee
optionee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →oral
oral is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →order
order is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →order for relief
order for relief is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ordinance
ordinance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ordinary
ordinary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ordinary course
ordinary course is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ordinary course of business
ordinary course of business is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →organizational
organizational is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →organized
organized is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →original
original is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →other party
other party is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →other property
other property is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →output
output is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →outside
outside is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →outstanding
outstanding is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →outstanding principal
outstanding principal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →overhead
overhead is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →overnight
overnight is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →owed
owed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →owner
owner is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ownership
ownership is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ownership interest
ownership interest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →owns
owns is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →package
package is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →page
page is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →paper
paper is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →par
par is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →par value
par value is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →parent
parent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →parent company
parent company is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →park
park is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →part
part is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →partial
partial is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →participant
participant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →partner
partner is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →partnership
partnership is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →party
party is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pass-through
pass-through is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →patent
patent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pay
pay is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →payable
payable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →payee
payee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →payment
payment is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →payment date
payment date is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →payroll
Payroll is the system a business uses to pay people and handle the taxes and deductions that go with their wages.
Open term →penalty
penalty is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pending
pending is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pension
pension is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →per share
per share is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →percent
percent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →percentage
percentage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →perfect
perfect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →perform
perform is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →performance bond
performance bond is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →performance period
performance period is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →period
period is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →permanent
permanent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →permissible
permissible is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →permit
permit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →person
person is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →person or entity
person or entity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →personal property
personal property is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →personnel
personnel is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →petition
petition is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →petroleum
petroleum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →phase
phase is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →physical
physical is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →place
place is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →placement
placement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →plan
plan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →plan administrator
plan administrator is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →plan year
plan year is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →plant
plant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pledge
pledge is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pledgee
pledgee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pledgor
pledgor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →points
points is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →policy
policy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →political
political is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →political subdivision
political subdivision is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pollutant
pollutant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pool
pool is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pooling servicing
pooling servicing is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →portfolio
portfolio is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →portion
portion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →position
position is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →possession
possession is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →postage
postage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →posted
posted is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →power
power is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →practice
practice is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →precedent
precedent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →predecessor
predecessor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →preemptive
preemptive is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →preferred
preferred is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →preferred shares
preferred shares is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →preferred stock
preferred stock is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prejudice
prejudice is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →preliminary
preliminary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →premises
premises is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →premium
premium is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prepaid
prepaid is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prepare
prepare is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prepay
prepay is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prescribed
prescribed is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →present
present is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →present value
present value is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →preserve
preserve is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →president
president is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →press
press is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prevailing
prevailing is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prevent
prevent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →price
price is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →primary
primary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prime
prime is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prime rate
prime rate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →principal
principal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →principal amount
principal amount is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →principal balance
principal balance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →principal place of business
principal place of business is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →principles
principles is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prior
prior is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prior consent
prior consent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prior notice
prior notice is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prior occurrence
prior occurrence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →priority
priority is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →privacy
privacy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →private
private is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →private placement
private placement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →privilege
privilege is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →privileged information
privileged information is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pro forma
pro forma is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pro rata
pro rata is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →pro rata share
pro rata share is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →procedure
procedure is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proceeds
proceeds is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →process
process is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →procure
procure is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →produce
produce is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →product
product is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →professional
professional is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →profit
profit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →program
program is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prohibited
prohibited is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →project
project is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →project cost
project cost is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →promissory
promissory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →promissory note
promissory note is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →promotional
promotional is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proper
proper is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →property
property is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proportion
proportion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proportionate
proportionate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proposal
proposal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proprietary
proprietary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proprietary information
proprietary information is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prosecution
prosecution is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →prospectus
prospectus is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →protect
protect is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →protective order
protective order is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →protest
protest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →provide
provide is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →provisions
provisions is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →proxy
proxy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →public
public is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →public offering
public offering is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →public utility
public utility is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →published
published is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →punitive
punitive is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →purchase
purchase is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →purchase order
purchase order is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →purchase price
purchase price is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →purpose
purpose is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →qualification
qualification is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →qualify
qualify is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →quality
quality is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →quantity
quantity is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →quarter
quarter is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →quorum
quorum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →range
range is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rata
rata is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rate
rate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rate of return
rate of return is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rating agency
rating agency is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →ratio
ratio is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →real
real is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →real estate
real estate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →real property
real property is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →realization
realization is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →realized
realized is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reason
reason is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reasonable cost
reasonable cost is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reasonable efforts
reasonable efforts is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reasonable time
reasonable time is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recapitalization
recapitalization is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →receipt
receipt is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →received
received is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →receivership
receivership is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recipient
recipient is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recitals
recitals is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reclassification
reclassification is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recommended
recommended is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reconciliation
reconciliation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →record
record is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recourse
recourse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recover
recover is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recoverability
recoverability is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →recovery
recovery is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →redacted
redacted is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →redeem
redeem is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →redemption
redemption is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reduce
reduce is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reduction
reduction is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →refer
refer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →refinancing
refinancing is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →refrain
refrain is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →refund
refund is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →refuse
refuse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →register
register is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →registrant
registrant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →registrar
registrar is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →registration rights
registration rights is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →registration statement
registration statement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →registry
registry is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →regular
regular is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →regulated
regulated is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →regulatory
regulatory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →regulatory authority
regulatory authority is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →regulatory body
regulatory body is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reimburse
reimburse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reinsurance
reinsurance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reit
reit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →related
related is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →related party
related party is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →related person
related person is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →relationship
relationship is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →release
release is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →relevant
relevant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reliance
reliance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →relief
relief is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →remainder
remainder is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →remedy
remedy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →remit
remit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →remittance
remittance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →remove
remove is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →remuneration
remuneration is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →render
render is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →renewal
renewal is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rent
rent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rental
rental is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reorganization
reorganization is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →repaid
repaid is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →repair
repair is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →repay
repay is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →replace
replace is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →report
report is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reportable event
reportable event is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reporting period
reporting period is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reporting requirements
reporting requirements is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →represent
represent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →representation
representation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →repurchase
repurchase is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →repurchase request
repurchase request is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reputable
reputable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →request
request is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →requirement
requirement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →resale
resale is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rescinded
rescinded is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →research
research is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reserve
reserve is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reserve bank
reserve bank is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →residence
residence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →residual
residual is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →resign
resign is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →resold
resold is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →resolution
resolution is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →resolve
resolve is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →resource
resource is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →response
response is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →restated
restated is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →restrict
restrict is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →restricted stock
restricted stock is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →restricted subsidiaries
restricted subsidiaries is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →restructuring
restructuring is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →result
result is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →retail
retail is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →retained
retained is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →retained earnings
retained earnings is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →retention
retention is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →retire
retire is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →retirement income
retirement income is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →retirement plan
retirement plan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →return
return is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →revenue
revenue is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →reverse
reverse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →review
review is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →revised
revised is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →revocation
revocation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →revolving
revolving is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →right
right is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →risk
risk is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →risk retention
risk retention is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →river
river is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →role
role is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →royalty
royalty is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rto
rto is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rule
rule is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rule or regulation
rule or regulation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →rules and regulations
rules and regulations is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →safety
safety is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →salary
salary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sale
sale is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sample
sample is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sanctions
sanctions is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →satisfaction
satisfaction is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →satisfactory
satisfactory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →satisfy
satisfy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →savings
savings is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →schedule
schedule is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →scope
scope is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →second
second is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →secret
secret is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →secretary
secretary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →section
section is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →secure
secure is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →secured party
secured party is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →securities and exchange commission
securities and exchange commission is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →securitization
securitization is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →security agreement
security agreement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →security interest
security interest is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →selection
selection is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sell
sell is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →seller
seller is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →send
send is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →senior
senior is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →senior executive
senior executive is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sent
sent is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sentence
sentence is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →separation
separation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →series
series is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →service
service is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →service provider
service provider is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →servicing agreement
servicing agreement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →servicing fee
servicing fee is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →settle
settle is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →settlement
settlement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →several
several is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →share
share is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →shareholder
shareholder is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →shelf
shelf is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →short
short is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →short-term
short-term is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sign
sign is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →signatory
signatory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →signature
signature is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →significant
significant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →significant subsidiary
significant subsidiary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →simple
simple is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →single
single is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →site
site is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →software
software is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sold
sold is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sole
sole is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sole discretion
sole discretion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →solicit
solicit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →solvency
solvency is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →source
source is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →source code
source code is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →spare part
spare part is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →special
special is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →special servicer
special servicer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →specifications
specifications is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sponsor
sponsor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →spouse
spouse is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →spread
spread is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →staff
staff is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →standard
standard is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →state
state is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →state law
state law is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →statement
statement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →station
station is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →statistical
statistical is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →status
status is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →statute
statute is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →statutory
statutory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →stock
stock is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →stock options
stock options is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →stockholder
stockholder is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →stolen
stolen is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →storage
storage is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →strategy
strategy is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →strict
strict is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →structure
structure is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subcontract
subcontract is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subcontractor
subcontractor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subdivision
subdivision is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subject
subject is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →submission
submission is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →submit
submit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subordinate
subordinate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subrogation
subrogation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subscribe
subscribe is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subscription
subscription is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subsection
subsection is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →subsidiary
subsidiary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →substance
substance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →substantial
substantial is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →substantial completion
substantial completion is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →substantial part
substantial part is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →substantially all
substantially all is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →substitute
substitute is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →succeeding
succeeding is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →succession
succession is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →successor
successor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sufficient
sufficient is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →suit
suit is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →sum
sum is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →supersede
supersede is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →supervision
supervision is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →supervisor
supervisor is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →supervisory
supervisory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →supplement
supplement is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →supplier
supplier is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →supply
supply is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →support
support is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →surety
surety is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →surplus
surplus is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →surrender
surrender is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →surveillance
surveillance is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →survey
survey is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →survive
survive is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →surviving corporation
surviving corporation is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →suspend
suspend is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →suspension
suspension is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →swap
swap is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →swing
swing is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →system
system is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →take
take is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →taken
taken is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →tangible
tangible is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →tax
tax is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →tax returns
tax returns is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →taxable
taxable is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →taxpayer
taxpayer is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →team
team is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →technical
technical is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →technology
technology is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →telephone
telephone is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →temporary
temporary is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →tenant
tenant is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →tender
tender is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →term
term is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →term loan
term loan is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →terminate
terminate is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →termination date
termination date is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →termination event
termination event is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →territory
territory is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →terrorism
terrorism is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →test
test is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →third party
third party is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →threatened
threatened is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →time
time is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →title
title is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →title company
title company is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →tort
tort is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →total
total is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →total assets
total assets is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →trade
trade is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →trade secret
trade secret is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →trademark
trademark is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →training
training is a legal term in the general legal terms category. Open the full entry for a plain-English meaning and contract context.
Open term →tranche
A tranche is like dividing up a big pile of cookies into smaller stacks—each stack represents a different slice of ownership over the whole batch.
Open term →transaction
A transaction is like trading a hall pass for a promise: you give up something now in exchange for getting permission later.
Open term →transfer
A transfer is like handing over your library card slip; it moves ownership from you to someone else, even if you just hand it across the counter.
Open term →transfer agent
Think of the transfer agent like the librarian keeping track of who borrowed which book.
Open term →transferee
If you lend your friend a book (the right), and then you give that permission slip to your little sister, she is the transferee.
Open term →transferor
If you sign over your permission slip, you are the transferor; you hand it to someone else so they can use it instead of you.
Open term →transition
Transition is like trading in your old bike for a new one.
Open term →transmission
A transmission is like handing over your library book slip to someone else; they now hold the right to use it, just as you did before.
Open term →transmitted
It's like handing over a permission slip; when it's transmitted, you legally gave it to your teacher so they can use it.
Open term →transportation
It functions like a hall pass; it proves someone has official permission to move from the classroom (origin) to the gym (destination).
Open term →travel
Travel acts like a permission slip showing you are allowed to move from your home to Grandma's house.
Open term →treasurer
Think of the treasurer as the person who holds the class allowance money.
Open term →treasury
Treasury functions like the school principal's main fund; when you owe money, the principal (Treasury) controls how and when you pay it back.
Open term →treated
If you sign a permission slip that says 'Student May Go,' but the teacher treats it like a strict rule, then your going is considered granted, even...
Open term →treatment
Treatment is like following the rules on a permission slip; it shows exactly how you have to behave to get what you want done.
Open term →treaty
A treaty acts like a super-important permission slip signed by two countries, meaning both nations absolutely must follow its rules forever.
Open term →trial
It's like when you argue with your sibling about who took the last cookie; the trial is the time Mom listens to both sides and makes a final ruling.
Open term →trigger
A trigger is like needing your parent's permission slip filled out before you can go to the park; that signature acts as the switch.
Open term →trust
Imagine giving your friend permission to hold your favorite toy, but you get to play with it.
Open term →trust account
A trust account is like a library deposit slip; you hold the money, but it belongs to the person who borrowed the book.
Open term →trust agreement
A trust agreement acts like a permission slip where you hand your allowance (the asset) to a trusted friend (the trustee) who promises to spend it...
Open term →trust certificate
Think of it like a verified stamp on a permission slip; it proves who signed it and that the ink hasn't smeared.
Open term →trust company
Think of it like this: A trust company is a trusted babysitter hired to manage your allowance money exactly how you tell them to.
Open term →trust grantor
The trust grantor acts like the parent signing the permission slip; they put the allowance (assets) in, but then decide who gets to use it later.
Open term →trustee
Think of a trustee like a trusted babysitter holding your allowance money.
Open term →type
It is like labeling your toys: calling a block a 'building type' means you know it can be stacked high for a tower.
Open term →ucc
The UCC acts like a master rulebook for buying stuff from other people.
Open term →unable
If your hall pass says you can go to recess, but you are unable to get there because it rained, you are in breach of that permission slip.
Open term →unaudited
It’s like getting a report card from your teacher without them double-checking every single answer first.
Open term →unauthorized
If your mom lets you play with her keys but doesn't say 'go ahead,' using them without permission is unauthorized.
Open term →unconditional
If your permission slip says 'You may play,' that's unconditional; you don't need a special note saying 'if it rains.'
Open term →underlying
It is like a permission slip (the underlying agreement) for recess; the hall pass (the derived document) only works because of that initial permiss...
Open term →undertake
Undertaking is like signing up for a library book; you commit yourself to returning it on time.
Open term →underwriter
Think of the underwriter like a friend who promises to buy all your concert tickets before anyone else will; they take the risk if nobody buys them...
Open term →underwritten
It's like when a parent promises you a cookie, even if your allowance money runs out; they guarantee the treat.
Open term →unemployment insurance
Unemployment insurance acts like a safety net allowance when you lose your job before finding a new one.
Open term →unenforceable
It is like a permission slip that says you can play outside, but it never specifies *when* or *where*.
Open term →uniform
Think of it like a school shirt; wearing the right polo shows everyone you belong to that specific class or team.
Open term →uniform commercial code
Think of the UCC as a universal rulebook for buying things.
Open term →union
A union acts like the group of kids who agree on one rule for recess instead of arguing individually about every game.
Open term →unit
A unit is like one specific sticker on a whole sheet of stickers.
Open term →united states
It's like having a giant permission slip signed by 50 states, all agreeing to follow one main rulebook (the Constitution).
Open term →unlawful
If you sign a permission slip that says 'unlawful use,' it means even if you used it nicely, the rule itself forbids it.
Open term →unrealized
It’s like a permission slip you have but haven't used yet; you know it’s valuable, but your teacher hasn't accepted it as proof of attendance.
Open term →unrelated
If you ask permission to play with your toys and someone offers you a hall pass to the backyard, but you are still playing inside, the hall pass is...
Open term →unremedied
If you sign a promise slip and don't fix the mistake—like writing 'Tuesday' instead of 'Thursday'—that unremedied error allows your friend to cance...
Open term →unsecured
An unsecured promise is like saying, 'I owe you ten dollars,' without handing over any specific allowance money.
Open term →untrue
An untrue statement is like signing a permission slip that says you can play outside, but your mom knows you are actually going inside to clean the...
Open term →updated
If your permission slip has an updated date and new rules written on it, that's the same paper with fresh information.
Open term →upgrade
It is like trading your old coloring book for a brand-new one with extra stickers glued inside.
Open term →use
When you borrow your friend's video game console, you have the 'use' rights; you get to play it without owning it.
Open term →user
The user is like the person who signs permission slips for field trips at school.
Open term →utility
A utility is like the electricity coming into your house; it’s something you absolutely need for life, just like a required promise in an agreement.
Open term →valid
A valid promise is like a permission slip that actually has your parent's signature on it; someone can't just say they'll let you go to the park wi...
Open term →valuable
A permission slip is valuable because you need it to go to the park; without it, you can't leave the house.
Open term →valuation
Valuation is like deciding how much your favorite toy is worth—is it what you paid for it (cost), or what someone else would pay for it today (mark...
Open term →value
If you promise to trade your favorite toy for $5, the 'value' is usually that five dollars.
Open term →variable
A variable is like a hall pass: it changes depending on who asks for it and why they need to leave class.
Open term →VAT
VAT is a tax added to many business sales.
Open term →vehicle
A vehicle functions like a hall pass; when you have it, you are allowed to go somewhere specific (like driving to work).
Open term →vendor
If you promise your friend a brand-new baseball card (the good), you are the vendor because you promised to sell it to them.
Open term →venture
It functions like a group promise where everyone agrees to build a treehouse together, knowing some might get scraped knees (loss) but others will...
Open term →venue
Venue is like picking the right playground for your friend's birthday party.
Open term →verify
Verification is like checking that permission slip—you don't just say you finished your homework; you show the teacher the signed paper proving it.
Open term →vessel
A vessel acts like a permission slip; if the ship carrying your vacation photos is deemed seaworthy, you get to take the trip without worry.
Open term →vest
It's like when your allowance promise becomes real; it vests once Mom gives you the cash, not just when she says 'maybe.'
Open term →vice president
Think of a vice president like the runner-up in a race; they have the next most important job after the winner.
Open term →violate
Violating means breaking the rules of the game; like when you promise your friend you'll share your toy but then you keep it all to yourself instead.
Open term →void
A void permission slip is like one where you never actually signed it—it was invalid before anyone even looked at it.
Open term →voluntarily
If you sign a permission slip because your mom made you, that's not voluntary; she forced it.
Open term →voluntary
If you voluntarily sign a permission slip, you chose to agree to the field trip.
Open term →vote
When you sign permission slips for field trips, your signature is like a vote saying 'Yes.' A majority vote means more people agreed than those who...
Open term →voting rights
Voting rights are like having a permission slip that lets you say 'yes' or 'no' on a big group decision, even if someone else has more slips.
Open term →voting security
Voting security is like a rule on a permission slip stating that only the person with the 'Red Pen' can cast the final deciding vote, even if other...
Open term →wage
A wage is like getting paid per page you write for your teacher instead of just having a set allowance every week.
Open term →waive
Imagine getting a library fine but telling the librarian, 'Don't charge me.' That act of letting go is waiving that right to payment.
Open term →waiver
A waiver is like handing over your hall pass to the principal; you willingly let them keep it instead of using it for recess permission.
Open term →wall
A wall is like the line drawn on your permission slip that says, "No running past here." You cannot cross it without permission or consequence.
Open term →warehouse
A warehouse acts like the special box where you promise to keep your favorite LEGO set safe until playtime.
Open term →warrant
A warrant is like getting permission from your parents (the judge) before you can borrow a friend's bike (the action).
Open term →warranty
A warranty is like a promise on your permission slip that says, 'This field trip will definitely have pizza.' If it only has sandwiches, you can co...
Open term →waste
Imagine you have a library book; if you spill juice on it, that's wasting it.
Open term →water
Water acts like the permission slip for your playdate; it shows exactly what you are allowed to do with that specific time slot.
Open term →week
If your permission slip says homework is due in one week, it means exactly seven days from today's date.
Open term →well
A well is like having permission slip signed; it means you have the required authorization on file.
Open term →whole
A whole permission slip means every signature line must be filled out for it to count.
Open term →whole loan
It is like having one big permission slip instead of ten small ones; if you lose the main slip, all your permissions might be gone.
Open term →wholly-owned
A wholly-owned status is like having an unbreakable permission slip for a kid; only one person signs it, giving them absolute authority to let the...
Open term →willful
If you promise your friend you will bring cookies, but you deliberately leave them at home instead of forgetting, that's willful.
Open term →willful misconduct
Willful misconduct is like intentionally scribbling on a permission slip just to annoy your teacher, knowing full well it's against the rules.
Open term →wire
It's like handing over your allowance money across the room instantly, instead of waiting for Mom to mail a check home.
Open term →wire transfer
It is like handing in a permission slip for field trip money; once you hand it over, you can't just take it back without telling the teacher.
Open term →withdraw
Withdrawing is like handing back a permission slip you already signed.
Open term →withdrawn
When you hand in your hall pass and tell the teacher you are withdrawing it, that means you aren't using it anymore.
Open term →withheld
Withheld means you hold onto something instead of giving it away right now.
Open term →withhold
Withholding means keeping your allowance instead of giving it away.
Open term →without cause
It’s like getting a hall pass from school; you don't have to wait until you get in trouble to leave class.
Open term →without prejudice
It is like handing someone a hall pass that says, 'This permission slip is okay for now, but I can take it back later if my mind changes.'
Open term →without recourse
If you sign a hall pass saying it's 'without recourse,' it means even if you forget your lunch money, your mom can’t make *you* pay for the fine la...
Open term →witness
Think of a witness like the person who signs your permission slip; they confirm that you were really there to play at recess.
Open term →work
Work is like the promise on a permission slip—it's what you agree to do, like finishing your math homework.
Open term →working capital
Working capital is like having enough allowance saved up so you can buy your lunch before the end of the school day.
Open term →world
The world acts like a permission slip that covers everything; if your hall pass says 'the whole school,' you can go anywhere inside.
Open term →writing
A writing is like the signed permission slip for a field trip; it proves exactly who allowed what, without needing anyone to remember perfectly.
Open term →written
A written note acts like a signed permission slip; it proves who gave permission and when they did.
Open term →written consent
It functions like a signed permission slip for your friend to borrow your bike.
Open term →written notice
Written notice is like getting a permission slip back from your teacher; it proves someone actually told you something important happened.
Open term →wrongful
If you promise your friend you'll bring their favorite comic book, but you forget it, that forgetting is wrongful.
Open term →year
A year acts like the time limit on your library card; once that full 365-day span passes without renewal, you get a fine for being late.
Open term →yield
Yield is like giving your turn on the playground even when you want to keep playing.
Open term →zoning
Zoning functions like a rule on a permission slip: it tells you exactly what activity (playing tag, riding bikes) is allowed in which section of th...
Open term →