| A | B |
|---|
| Interstate Commerce | Business Activities that affect people or businesses in two or more states |
| antitrust laws | federal laws passed to prevent monopolies |
| deregulation | removing of regulations from business activities |
| administrative law | rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies |
| copyright | protection of creative efforts for the life of the person plus 50 years |
| tax abatement | special limited tax break for a business |
| statute | law passed by a legislature |
| Uniform Commercial Code | set of laws regulatingh business activities throughout the country |
| common law | source of law based on legal decisions and people's customs |
| constitution | basic law of an entire nation or single state |
| patent | legal right to exclusively use an invention for 17 years |
| depreciation | loss of value of an asset |
| registered trademark | name, brand, or symbol used by a business and listed with the government |
| ordinance | law passed by a city or township |
