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| Antitrust Laws | laws that prevent monopolies and promote competition and fairness |
| Business Ethics | rules about how businesses and their employees ought to behave |
| Civil Case | a legal action in which a plaintiff asks the court to take action against a defendant |
| Code of Ethics | a set of rules for guiding the action of employees or members of an organization |
| Conditions of Work | clauses related to employee well-being while on the job that are oft en included in labor contracts and company policy manuals |
| Conflict of Interest | a situation in which an action by a company or individual results in an unfair benefit |
| Conservation | saving scarce natural resources |
| Contract | an agreement to exchange goods or services for something of value, usually money |
| Copyright | the protection of the creative work of authors, composers, and artists |
| Criminal Case | a legal action brought for violations of criminal laws |
| Intellectual Property | technical knowledge or creative work. It includes soft ware, clothing designs, music, books, and movies |
| Interstate Commerce | business dealings involving companies in more than one state |
| Intrastate Commerce | business dealings involving companies that do business in only one state |
| Monopoly | when a business has control of the market for a product or service |
| Non Renewable Resource | a natural resource that cannot be replaced when used up |
| Patent | the exclusive right of an inventor to make, sell, and use a product or process |
| Pollution | occurs when the environment is tainted with the by-products of human actions |
| Property Tax | a major source of revenue for local governments based on the value of land and buildings |
| Public Utility | an organization that supplies a service or product vital to all people including companies that provide local telephone service, water, and electricity |
| Revenue | government income |
| Sales Tax | a state or local tax on goods and services that is collected by the seller |
| Social Responsibility | the duty of a business to contribute to the well-being of a community |
| Trademark | a distinctive name, symbol, word, picture, or combination of these that a company uses to identify products or services |
