Money & the Law intersect in many interesting and often controversial ways. Check out the Money & the Law channel to see what happens when these two powerful forces cooperate or collide.
The inventor's best friend (or worst enemy) is the patent system: If you're the first to come up with an idea, it's yours. But, if somebody beat you to it, it's back to the drawing board. Learn about patents. See more »
We hope you'll never need to know the ins-and-outs of getting out of jail. Bail allows people to leave jail and continue their lives while awaiting trial. How does the bail system work?
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Insider trading has a notorious and unsavory reputation, but few people know that it's a legal -- but tightly regulated -- act that takes place every single day. When does insider trading cross the line into illegal territory?
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The inventor's best friend (or worst enemy) is the patent system: If you're the first to come up with an idea, it's yours. But, if somebody beat you to it, it's back to the drawing board. Learn about patents.
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Most of us have heard that we're not supposed to remove the tags from our mattresses or pillows because it violates some kind of law. What's the big deal?
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From suing over too-hot coffee to a misplaced pair of pants, Americans seem to be in a litigious state of mind. Living in a democratic society gives us the benefit of using the judicial system in order to settle disputes. See 8 outrageous lawsuits.
See more »Abstract of Title, a summary that gives the essential facts of all deeds, mortgages, releases, or other transactions affecting the title or legal right to a tract of land.
See more »Adoption, in law, the act of taking a child of other parents into one's family as a son or daughter.
See more »Affidavit, in law, a sworn statement in writing. An affidavit must follow a formalized pattern and must be sworn to and signed before a notary public or other officer entitled to administer oaths.
See more »Agent, in law, a person who is authorized to transact or manage some business for another person or for a company, called a principal.
See more »Alimony, in law, an allowance paid by a man or woman, under a court order, to his or her former marriage partner.
See more »Annulment, in law, a judgment of a court that a marriage was void from its beginning.
See more »Appraisal, a formal valuation of property. The property may be real estate, personal possessions, or both.
See more »Attachment, the act or process of taking, apprehending, or seizing persons or property and bringing them into the custody of a court.
See more »Benevolences, in English history, forced loans or gifts exacted by kings from their subjects without legal authority.
See more »Bill of Lading, a written receipt issued by a transportation company to a shipper.
See more »Board of Trade, a term with several meanings. In the United States, the term is sometimes used to refer to a commodity exchange.
See more »Bond, Surety, a guarantee of the performance of an obligation. It protects a person against loss when another person fails to perform something he agreed to do.
See more »Breach, in law, any breaking of a legal duty or obligation. The word is used in many legal phrases.
See more »Bylaw, a rule or regulation made by a corporation, club, or society for the government of its own affairs.
See more »Charter, a document issued by a ruler or a central government granting or guaranteeing certain rights.
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