Legal Terms in Plain English

Common legal terms in plain English.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

A

a.m. best rating

acceptance

acceptance criteria

access

access credentials

access protocols

account manager

accounting records

accounts payable

accounts receivable

accrued interest

acknowledgment

acknowledgment of debt

acquirer

act of god

acts and omissions

acuerdo completo

acuerdo escrito separado

additional insured

additional insureds

administrative safeguards

administrators

admission of liability

aes-256 encryption

affiliate

affiliated entities

affiliates

agency

agency fee

agent

aggregate

aggregate liability

aggregate spend

agreement

agreement term

algorithms

alias title

all-inclusive flat fee

allocation

amended

amendment

amicably

anti-corruption

anti-malware

appendix

apple requirements documents

applicable federal, state, and local laws

applicable law

applicable laws

approved transfer mechanisms

approved wm mechanism

arbitration

arbitrator

asset seizure

assets

assign

assignment

assigns

associated vendors

attorney fees

attorney-client privilege

attorneys fees

attribution

audio evidence

audit

audit rights

authority to bind

authorized purchaser

authorized purpose

authorized representative

auto-renewal

autoridad de representación

award

B

background ip

badges

bankruptcy

binding arbitration

bond

books and records

breach

breach mitigation

breach notification

breach of contract

breach or default

budget

burden of proof

business conduct policies

business continuity requirements

business opportunity

C

calendar month

california labor code section 2870

cancellation

capitalized terms

carve-outs

cash value

causation

certificate of insurance

certified mail

certify in writing

cesión del contrato

cesión irrevocable

change of control

change order

choice of law

chronic failure

circumvent

circumvented

civil dispute

civil enforcement act

claims

claims made basis

claims made policy

cláusula de divisibilidad

cláusula de integración

clear and convincing evidence

client

client competitor

client contact

client data

collective bargaining

collective bargaining agreement

commencement

commencing performance

commercial general liability

company indemnified parties

company property

competent

competent performance

competidor

competing business

competitor

completion

compliance

compliance audit

conclusions of law

confidencialidad

confidential arbitration

confidential information

confidentiality

confidentiality obligation

confidentiality obligations

confirmation of delivery

conflict of interest

conflict of law

conflict of laws

conflict of terms

conflicts of laws

conforming materials

consent

consentimiento escrito previo

consentimiento previo escrito

consequential damages

consideration

construed

consumer product safety improvement act

contingent obligation

continuations

continuity of staff

contract year

contraparte

contratista independiente

control mechanisms

control of defense

copyrightable materials

copyrights

cost reduction

costs

costs and expenditures

counsel

counterclaim

counterparts

county of los angeles

court of competent jurisdiction

covenant

covenants

covid safety guidelines

covid-19

credit

critical outage

cumulative remedies

cure

cure period

custody

cv event

cyber liability

G

general counsel

good-faith dispute

goodwill credit

governing law

government official

gratuities

gross negligence

gst

H

harbor maintenance fees

heirs

hold harmless

I

improper influence

in full force and effect

in perpetuity

inaplicabilidad

incentives

incident response

incidental damages

incorporation by reference

incumplimiento

indemnification

indemnification carve-out

indemnification claims

indemnification obligations

indemnification trigger

indemnified parties

indemnify

indemnitee

indemnitor

indemnity

independent contractor

independent contractors

independent development

independent testing laboratory

independently developed

indirect damages

indirectly

industry standards

información confidencial

information technology infrastructure

infringement

initial term

injunction

injunctive relief

insolvency

installation date

instrument

insurance

integration clause

intellectual property

intellectual property rights

international debt collection

invalid

inventions assignment agreement

invoice

invoices

invoiceworks

ipayables

irreparable damage

irreparable harm

irrevocable

irrevocable assignment

irrevocably assigned

irrevocably assigns

iso 27001

isp (internet service provider)

it infrastructure

J

jams

joint venture

joint venturer

judgment

jurisdicción

jurisdiction

just in time notifications

K

keycards

knowledge transfer

kpis

P

paramount elements

parol evidence

partner

partnership

pass-through costs

patent

patent applications

patents

pattern of default

pay-for-play

payment due date

payment obligations

payment terms

payola

penalty clause

pending patents

perfect

perfect rights

performance scorecard

permanent deletion

permanently delete

permanently destroyed

perpetual irrevocable license

perpetual license

perpetual obligation

perpetuidad

perpetuity

personal information

personal jurisdiction

personal property transfer

personnel

piracy

plate change

plug

plug or endorsement

point of purchase displays

políticas de seguridad

portfolio rights

possession

post-employment obligation

posting a bond

postponement

pre-existing intellectual property

pre-release security

preproduction samples

press notices

prevailing party

primary and non-contributory

prior approval

prior communications

prior inventions

prior right of approval

prior understandings

prior written consent

privacy laws

pro-rata

pro-rata fee

pro-rata refund

product liability

product placement

product recall

production samples

productions

professional liability

professional standards

promotional campaign

prompt written notice

propiedad de la empresa

propiedad exclusiva

proposed transaction

proprietary

proprietary information

proprietary processes

proprietary rights

prosecuted

protective order

protocolos de acceso

provider background ip

provision

proximate cause

public domain

publicity

publicity rights

punitive damages

purchase commitments

purchase order

purchase order (po)

purchase price

Q

quality control

S

scheduled maintenance

scope

scope of usage

scope of work

secondarily liable

secretos comerciales

securely shredded

security audit

security breach

security mechanisms

security operations

security patch

security policies

security protocols

security questionnaire

self-employment taxes

self-quarantine

separabilidad

separate written agreement

server

service credits

service mark

service marks

services

set-off

setoff

settlement

settlement approval

severability

severability of interests

severity 1

severity 1 incident

signature

similar services

sla

sla breach

sla penalties

sole discretion

solicit

solicitud de clientes

source code

sow

sow expiration

specifications

standards of performance

standees

state disability insurance

statement of work

statement of work (sow)

statement of work term

statute of limitations

strict confidence

strict liability

subcontracting

subcontractor

subcontractors

subcontratistas

sublicensable

sublicense

subrogation

subsidiaries

subsidiary

substantiation

substantive law

successor in interest

successors

successors and assigns

supersede

supersedes

superseding agreement

supersession

supplier affiliate

supplier code of conduct

supplierconnect

supply constraint

survival

survival clause

survival of obligations

survive

survive indefinitely

survives employment

surviving clause

surviving provisions

suspend services

suspension

systems access

U

u.s. government approval

uk bribery act

unauthorized access

unauthorized disclosure

unauthorized use

undisputed amounts

unemployment compensation

unenforceable

unenforceable provision

unforeseen delays

unilateral right

uptime

uptime percentage

use limitation

uso autorizado

utility models

V

valid order

vat

vendor materials

vendor nda

vendors

venue

verbal commitment

verified electronic transmission

viacom subsidiary

viacom supplier compliance policy

vicarious liability

vigencia del acuerdo

violators

voidable

vpn (virtual private network)

Y

yearly rebate

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