price maintenance — ▪ economics also called resale price maintenance measures taken by manufacturers or distributors to control the resale prices of their products charged by resellers. The practice is more effective in retail sales than at other levels of… … Universalium
Shotgun clause — is a term of art, rather than a legal term. It is a specific type of exit provision that may be included in a shareholders agreement, and may often be referred to as a buy sell agreement. The shotgun clause allows a shareholder to offer a… … Wikipedia
Dormant Commerce Clause — The Dormant Commerce Clause, also known as the Negative Commerce Clause, is a legal doctrine that courts in the United States have inferred from the Commerce Clause in Article I of the United States Constitution. The Commerce Clause expressly… … Wikipedia
Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000 — The Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000, SI 2000/2334, incorporates[1] Directive 97/7/EC into law of the United Kingdom. They apply to contracts concluded between a supplier and a consumer under an organised distance sales or… … Wikipedia
Assumption Clause — A provision in a mortgage contract that allows the seller of a home to pass responsibility to the buyer of the home for the existing mortgage. In other words, the new homeowner assumes the existing mortgage. There are typically many conditions… … Investment dictionary
Misrepresentation in English law — is an area of English contract law, which allows a person to escape a contractual obligation or claim compensation for losses. If one person can show that she entered an agreement because of another person s false assurances, then the other… … Wikipedia
Taxation history of the United States — The history of taxation in the United States began when it was composed of colonies ruled by the British Empire, French Empire, and Spanish Empire. After independence from Europe the United States collected poll taxes, tariffs, and excise taxes.… … Wikipedia
Homeowner association — Picture of a condo building undergoing periodic maintenance in Japan. For a discussion of nonprofit, voluntary neighborhood advocacy groups, see neighborhood association. A homeowner association is a corporation formed by a real estate developer… … Wikipedia
Bond (finance) — In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay interest (the coupon) to use and/or to repay the principal at a later date, termed maturity.… … Wikipedia
bond — A certificate or evidence of a debt on which the issuing company or governmental body promises to pay the bondholders a specified amount of interest for a specified length of time, and to repay the loan on the expiration date. A long term debt… … Black's law dictionary
bond — A certificate or evidence of a debt on which the issuing company or governmental body promises to pay the bondholders a specified amount of interest for a specified length of time, and to repay the loan on the expiration date. A long term debt… … Black's law dictionary
