My Social Sciences Administration profile glossary

Hey there! My name is Yorvine Noubeth, I am a cegep student who live in Montreal. I have been studying Social Sciences administration profile for almost 2 years now at the Montmorency College in Laval. The field of study that I hope to do at university is Business Law. This glossary is for everyone who wants to know more about the filed especially business law students and new students in administration who want to explore different fields relate to their program. This glossary contains basic business law notions that can help to learn the Business Law vocabulary by learning different definitions and meanings of different words.

board: noun; A group of people constituted as the decision-making body of an organization.; Example: This is a problem, and I believe there is little difference of opinion that wherever possible a local school BOARD should devise and effect a plan of desegregation.; en: conseil
consumer protection: noun; Is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace.; Example: It was not until the establishment of The UK consumer protection Act 1987 to obtain the similar outcome with USA.; en: la protection des consommateurs
contract: verb; Enter into a formal and legally binding agreement.; Example: The local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services.; en: Contrat
corporation: noun; A company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.; Example: In sharp contrast, the circumstances faced by Merseyside Development CORPORATION (MDC) could hardly have been less propitious.; en: Corporation
enterprise: noun; A business or a company.; Example: These results reinforce the role of the design-development team as a source of value creation in the ENTERPRISE.; en: entreprise
intellectual property: noun; A work or invention that is the result of creativity, such as a manuscript or a design, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.; Example: If a developer inadvertently uses a piece of source code that is protected by a third party patent, then his or her company and customers may be exposed to intellectual property lawsuits.; en: propriété intellectuelle
Law: noun; The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.; Example: They were taken to court for breaking the law.; en: Loi
Liability: noun; The state of being responsible for something, especially by law.; Example: The partners accept unlimited liability for any risks they undertake.; en: Responsabilité
partnership: noun; A business or firm owned and run by two or more partners.; Example: The band has maintained a successful partnership for 10 years.; en: Partenariat
shareholder: noun; An owner of shares in a company.; Example: Weak SHAREHOLDER rights reduce these incentives and should be offset by higher equity incentives or a lower level of compensation.; en: actionnaire