business law

See: business license

Definition

To cheat a person out of money or property through fraud or deceit.

Definition

A federal anti-monopoly and anti-trust statute, passed in 1890 as 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-7 and amended by the Clayton Act in 1914 (15 U.S.C. § 12-27), which prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace.

Overview

Definition

Under § 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code, stock of a domestic C corporation whose aggregate gross assets do not exceed $50,000,000 before or immediately after issuance.

Definition

A corporation’s defensive strategy against a hostile takeover bid in which current shareholders other than the tender-offer bidder or prospective bidder, upon a triggering event, have the right to purchase additional corporate stocks at a deeply discounted price. The effect is to dilute the value of the stock and increase the bidder’s acquisition costs. Also called a shareholder rights plan.

Definition

Intentional conduct that is wrongful or unlawful, especially by officials or public employees. Malfeasance is at a higher level of wrongdoing than nonfeasance (failure to act where there was a duty to act) or misfeasance (conduct that is lawful but inappropriate).

Someone who buys products (usually in bulk or lots) and then resells them to various retailers. This middleman generally specializes in specific types of products, such as auto parts, electrical and plumbing materials, or petroleum.

Someone who has a position in a business or stock brokerage, which allows him or her privy to confidential information (such as future changes in management, upcoming profit and loss reports, secret sales figures, and merger negotiations) which will affect the value of stocks or bonds. Use of such confidential information unavailable to the investing public in order to profit through sale or purchase of stocks or bonds is unethical and a crime under the Securities and Exchange Act.

Any individual who files the articles of incorporation on behalf of a business, thereby incorporating the business.

See also

• Incorporate
• Articles of Incorporation