Essential Business Vocabulary
Legal
1 It is very common for famous pop stars, actors, etc., to…………………….newspapers for libel. These cases are often brought to court because a newspaper has made allegations of misconduct by celebrity.
consult represent settle sue corrupt
2 Toyworld is being sued for………………………….by the parents of a child who suffered
a serious injury because of a sharp edge on one of their toys.
negligence rights license prosecute
3 If party A wants to make a claim in court against Party B, what does he start?
………………………………………… a lawsuit a defense a lease a counsel an appeal
4 There is a clause in the contract stating that it will become …………………………. if payment
is not received within fourteen days.
revoked invalid licensed approved biased
5 There is an old proverb which says that a lawyer who ……………………. himself in a court
case has a fool for a client.
protects revokes defends licenses
6 We wanted to sue our supplier for breach of contract, but found out that there
was no legal ………………………….. in his country to bring a suit against him.
guarantee framework defense injunction
7 When one of our supertankers ran aground in the bay, we called in ………………………. who
specialize in maritime law to defend us against the criminal charges brought by the state.
clients attorneys judges PR agency
8 The court ordered the actress to pay the producers ……………… in the amount of $2,000.000.when she refused to honor her contract to play the leading role in their movie.
settlements injunctions verdicts damages
9 The court ruled that the contract was ………………………… because the salesman
had put pressure on the customer to sign it against his will.
diversified intangible biased null and void dissatisfied
10 What type of legislation in the U.S.A. is intended to prevent monopolies, encourage
competition, and keep prices down for customers …………………………………..
anti-trust anti-discrimination labour congressional
11 It is against the law to publish a book without the permission of the author. Anyone doing
so would be guilty of what legal offense? ………………………………….
infringement of copyright instant of defraud embezzlement lying under oath
12 Contrary to what people think, a verbal ……………… to perform business services, if said before witnesses willing to swear to it, has the same force in law as a written contract.
statement license claim agreement
13 Many companies like their employees to give at least one month's……………………….if
they want to leave their job. This gives them time to find another person to fill the vacancy.
advance letter notice writ
14 The company's lawyer advised not to take the case to litigation. He agreed that the
company had been misled by the suppliers, but pointed out that someone should have
read the contract. The law was very clear: it was the responsibility of the purchaser to read the contract. If the company took action, the ………………..law would favour the suppliers.
deferring prevailing settling affiliated
15 Some superstores actually produce their own label brands. Others do not have the
facilities and so contract out other companies, who produce the products under ………………... .
award agreement license trademark
16 In this testimony, the………..……...explained how he had bought a toy made by the defendant, Toyworld, and how subsequently, his young son injured himself while playing with the toy.
court plaintiff party lawsuit
17 - This argument on safety is getting serious. We don't want any litigation.
- I think we should ask a third………………..to mediate and get an objective decision.
suit party plaintiff company concern
18 The negligence …………………against the bus company suddenly collapsed yesterday.
The jury was shown photographs of the plaintiff taken by a private detective with a tele-photo lens. They showed the plaintiff, who had claimed he was suffering from crippling whiplash, skiing on vacation a day before the trial started.
appeal agreement framework case
19 The legal department of the conglomerate did a thorough search throughout the country
to make sure there were no outstanding legal …………………….. against the drug company
they were in the process of acquiring.
claims guarantees rulings contracts
20 When the small fiction publisher was bought out by a large publishing conglomerate,
the authors at the small publishing company were asked to ………………their copyrights
to the new owner who would then continue to publish their works and pay the royalties.
defend license assign guarantee
21 If they sue us for late payment, we should put in a ……………..claim for breach of contract. award licensing supporting counter insurance
22 The court ………………..stated that Regal Airlines had not been within their right when they fired Ms Tracey Townsend, flight attendant, for having her head shaved. Regal Airlines says it will appeal the decision.
action ruling notice settlement
23 Many retail stores offer credit terms. Whether or not they give a customer credit is,
of course, ……………..…… a credit check. This means that customers have to complete
a form giving details about their financial circumstances before a decision is made.
subject to valid with the subject of subjective to
24 The unions are recommending that their members go on strike. They say the management
has ………………….. part of Clause 3 of the agreement covering working conditions. The
company says that it has not taken anything from Clause 3 and the unions are mistaken.
revoked acquired voided written
25 Mary Stephens filed a ………………………….. against Cotswold Motors for sexual discrimi-
nation. She had applied a job with them as a car mechanic, but was turned down although
she had the right qualifications. She thinks the only reason for this was her sex.
sue monitor suit notice
26 The …………………. for the disgraced financier argued strongly that a defendant in a fraud
case was entitled to a far lower bail than the one imposed.
jury counsel plaintiff arbitrary
27 Over the last few years there has been a serious fall in the value of the …………………… market.
This has affected individuals and corporations alike. Many bought property when the price was high and now that same property is worth less than they paid for it.
retail real estate real receiver
28 The court granted the insurance company a…………….. to prevent the newspaper
from publishing an article which questioned the pitch company salesmen were using to
sell policies.
agreement affidavit injunction infringement
29 You are said to be what when you fail to carry out something you are legally obliged
to do, like honor the terms of a contract or pay the debt?
in default in defense in disgrace in dispatch
30 The court gave a judgment that the driver of the refrigerated truck was entitled to
compensation from the manufacturer when experts showed that a defective steering
mechanism was responsible for the crash in which the driver was severely injured.
What legal term best describes what the judge in the case was doing?
prosecuting revoking arbitrating adjudicating
31 The spokesman for the car insurance company defended his company's rise in premiums
by saying that recent court ………………………of millions of dollars for trivial injuries had
driven up the cost of insurance for everybody.
awards claims verdict
32 Rather than buy their own vehicles, many companies choose to……………………………… them.
This has various advantages, but perhaps the main one is that the company can exchange the vehicles for new models after 3-4 years.
hire lease embezzle exploit
33 - I'm worried about their record of making deliveries on time.
- Then make sure you insert a stiff penalty …………………………….in the contract.
award claim clause guarantee
34 When a company goes bankrupt, an officially appointed ………………………………is called. This
is not usually an individual, but more commonly an accounting firm. In this role, the firm
is responsible for managing and then dissolving the bankrupt company's affairs.
receiver attorney prosecution representative
35 The company producing the soft drink Vitaflo, a very successful product, was
concerned to find another product on the market with a very similar trademark and in
very similar packaging. The company has asked the court to issue a ………………….to
stop this imitation from being sold.
writ write case bill
36 The external auditors advised the management that, in their opinion, the company accountant had not only made mistakes in the accounts, but had acted with ………….to defraud.
intent intending idea counsel
37 The distributor took legal ……………………….against the manufacturer when he consistently
refused to honor his agreement to either issue a refund for defective tyres or replace them.
action claim appeal damage
38 To support his compulsive gambling habit, the accountant ………………………..money from
his firm for almost six months by submitting false invoices from companies he had set up in the Caribbean.
inherited deposited guaranteed embezzled
39 - Allports still hasn't paid us, even though we've sent numerous reminders.
- Well, we'll have to…………….... . I'll pass it over to our lawyers.
litigate tender action defend law
40 Mr.Hillington of Basil, Rathbone & Blair, the lawyers ………………………….. the Cliveden
Corporation, would make no comment concerning the accusations of illegality in the recent takeover battle for Redline Transport.
partying representing assigning authorizing
41 - Yes, yes, but our lawyers are suggesting that we try to ……………… out of court.
- I agree. There's certainly been enough bad publicity already.
prevail award merge settle collate
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