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Chapter 16
Economics
Question | Answer |
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Constituion | the basic law of an entire nation or state |
Statue | law passed by a legislature that ethier prohibits or demands specific activites |
UCC | a set of laws that are the same throught the country and that are used to control and regulate business transactions |
Oridance | law passed by a local gov. unit |
Common law | the legal decisons made by english courts over hundredsofyears |
administrative law | law that deals with the regulation of busuness |
Interstate commerce | Business activites that affect people or businesses in 2 or more states |
Anti trust laws | laws passed by state and federal governments to prevent monoplies |
Deregulation | the removal of sometype of regulation |
Patent | A government authority to an individual or organization conferring a right or title, esp. the sole right to make, use, or sell some invention |
Copyright | The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same |
registered trademark | names,brands, etc. that a business list with the gov. so they may not be used by other businesses |
tax abatement | special limited tax breaks used to attract business that also help the local gov. |
depreciation | 1.A reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time, due in particular to wear and tear |