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Easily find plain English explanations for common legal terms. Use the search bar below to quickly look up a specific term or browse the glossary alphabetically.

Non-circumvention: Overview, definition and examples

Net payment terms: Overview, definition and example

Need to know: Overview, definition and example

Negligent misrepresentation: Overview, definition and example

Mitigation of damages: Overview, definition and example

Most-favored nation clause (MFN): Overview, example and definition

Material breach: Overview, definition and example

Mediation: Overview, definition and example

Losses: Overview, definition and example

Limited liability: Overview, definition and example

Merger: Overview, definition and example

Malpractice: Overview, definition and example

Litigation: Overview, definition and example

Liquidated damages: Overview, definition and example

License: Overview, definition and example

Late payment interest: Overview, definition and example

Entire agreement: Overview, definition and example

Joint venture: Overview, definition and example

In perpetuity: Overview, definition and example

Invalidity: Overview, definition and example

Foreground intellectual property rights: Overview, definition and example

Informed consent: Overview, definition and example

In lieu: Overview, definition and example

Implied: Overview, definition or example

Innocent misrepresentation: Overview, definition and example

Invoice financing: Overview, definition and example

Injunction: Overview, definition and example

Indirect damages: Overview, definition and example

Fiduciary: Overview, definition and example

Effective date: Overview, definition and example

Rights and obligations of party A: Overview, definition, and example

Scope of engagement: Overview, definition, and example

Separate counsel: Overview, definition, and example

Distributor: Overview, definition and example

Indemnity cap: Overview, definition and example

Independent contracts: Overview, definition and example

Jurisdiction: Overview, definition, and example

Guarantor: Overview, definition and example

Indemnification: Overview, definition and examples

Gross negligence: Overview, definition and example

Goodwill: Overview, definition, and example

Governing law: Overview, definition, and example

Good faith: Overview, definition and example

Escrow: Overview, definition and example

Frivolous: Overview, definition and example

Express: Overview, definition and example

Fraudulent misrepresentation: Overview, definition and example

Execution: Overview, definition and example

Equitable: Overview, definition and example

Exclusivity: Overview, definition and examples

Equitable relief: Overview, definition and example

Duty to mitigate: Overview, definition and example

Deliverable warranty period: Overview, definition and example

Disclaimers: Overview, definition and example

Deliverables: Overview, definition and example

Covenants: Overview, definition and example

Definitions: Overview, definition and example

Signature page: Overview, definition, and example

Religious leave: Overview, definition, and example

Pooling of interests: Overview, definition, and example

Stipends: Overview, definition, and example

Subscriber: Overview, definition, and example

Tenant’s representative: Overview, definition, and example

Supply agreement: Overview, definition, and example

Terrorism sanctions regulations: Overview, definition, and example

Ownership of results: Overview, definition, and example

Services to be rendered: Overview, definition, and example

Special events: Overview, definition, and example

Third party approvals: Overview, definition, and example

Reasonableness of covenants: Overview, definition, and example

Revenue sharing: Overview, definition, and example

Product development: Overview, definition, and example

Right of co-sale: Overview, definition, and example

Vesting of shares: Overview, definition, and example

Transition committee: Overview, definition, and example

No usury: Overview, definition, and example

Release agreement: Overview, definition, and example

Repayment terms: Overview, definition, and example

Status of shares: Overview, definition, and example

Schedule of services: Overview, definition, and example

Subdivision: Overview, definition, and example

Tax audits: Overview, definition, and example

Treasury stock: Overview, definition, and example

Transfer price: Overview, definition, and example

Working arrangements: Overview, definition, and example

Monthly payment: Overview, definition, and example

Submission of orders: Overview, definition, and example

Subsequent closings: Overview, definition, and example

Sinking fund provisions: Overview, definition, and example

Use of marks: Overview, definition, and example

Title to data: Overview, definition, and example

Vaccine passports: Overview, definition, and example

Voluntary reduction: Overview, definition, and example

Treatment of indemnification payments: Overview, definition, and example

Transmission: Overview, definition, and example

Tax benefits: Overview, definition, and example

Waiver of conflicts: Overview, definition, and example

Termination of review: Overview, definition, and example

Warrant agency agreement: Overview, definition, and example

Termination of relationship: Overview, definition, and example

Use of pronouns: Overview, definition, and example

Withdrawal of capital: Overview, definition, and example

Whistleblowing: Overview, definition, and example

Your content: Overview, definition, and example

Standard option: Overview, definition, and example

Procurement planning: Overview, definition, and example

Title to the shares: Overview, definition, and example

Wire transfers: Overview, definition, and example

Witness leave: Overview, definition, and example

Use of project: Overview, definition, and example

Work orders: Overview, definition, and example

Rights of parties: Overview, definition, and example

Transferred assets: Overview, definition, and example

No indebtedness: Overview, definition, and example

Clickwrap agreement: Overview, definition and example

Default: Overview, definition and example

Contingency fee arrangement: Overview, definition and example

De jure: Overview, definition and example

De facto: Overview, definition and example

Claim: Overview, definition and example

Compliance: Overview, definition and example

Consideration: Overview, definition and example

Confidentiality: Overview, definition and example

Collateral: Overview, definition and example

Change of control: Overview, definition and example

Certificate of incorporation: Overview, definition and example

Capacity: Overview, definition and example

Bilateral: Overview, definition and example

Byelaws: Overview, definition and example

Aggravated damages: Overview, definition and example

Anticipatory breach: overview, definition and example

Accrued rights: Overview, explanation and example

EBITDA: Overview, definition, and example

Enforcement of rights: Overview, definition, and example

Caveat emptor: Overview, definition and example

Carve-out: Overview, definition and example

Cause of action: Overview, definition and example

Contract addendum: Overview, definition and example

Discharge: Overview, definition and example

Gross-up: Overview, definition and example

Economic loss: Overview, definition and example

Binding: Overview, definition and example

Disclosure: Overview, definition and example

Early termination clause: Overview, definition and example

“As is”: Overview, definition and example

Diminution of value: Overview, definition and example

Demand: Overview, definition and example

Order form: Overview, definition and example

General counsel: Overview, definition and example

Discharge of contract: Overview, definition and example

Hold harmless: Overview, definition and example

Covenant not to sue: Overview, definition and example

Compelled disclosure: Overview, definition and example

Force majeure: Overview, definition, example

De-escalation clause: Overview, definition and example

Due diligence: Overview, definition and example

Cross-reference: Overview, definition and example

Class action: Overview, definition and example

Background intellectual property rights: Overview, definition and example

Fundamental breach: Overview, definition and example

Charge: Overview, definition and example

Acceptance test: Overview, definition and example

Detrimental reliance: Overview, definition and example

Damages: Overview, definition and example

Cross-default clause: Overview, definition and example

Enjoyment: Overview, definition and example

De minimis: Overview, definition and example

Duty of care: Overview, definition and example

Choice of forum: Overview, definition and example

Arrears: Overview, definition and example

Duress: Overview, definition and example

Contract manager: Overview, definition and example

Business continuity plan: Overview, definition and example

Clawback: Overview, definition and example

Cure period: Overview, definition and example

Conflict of interest: Overview, definition and example

Condition precedent: Overview, definition and example

Contract amendment: Overview, definition and example

Counterparts: Overview, definition and example

Release time: Overview, definition, and example

Release of information: Overview, definition, and example

Rejection: Overview, definition, and example

Real estate taxes: Overview, definition, and example

Regulatory requirements: Overview, definition, and example

Cease and desist: Overview, definition and example

Assignment: Overview, definition and example

Binding precedent: Overview, definition and example

Bona fide: Overview, definition and example

Boilerplate clauses: Overview, definition and example

Earnout: Overview, definition and example

Breach of contract: Overview, definition and example

Audit: Overview, definition and example

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Overview, definition and example

Agency: Overview, definition and example

Applicable law: Overview, definition and example

Affiliate: Overview, definition and example

Acceleration clause: Overview, definition and example

Acceptance: Overview, definition and example

Ratings: Overview, definition, and example