Bureaucracy is a term composed of bureau (meaning "writing desk" in old French) and -cracy (meaning "power" in Latin). A bureaucracy is a form of work organization. The historical meaning of the term refers to a body of non-elected government...
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burial insurance
Burial insurance is an insurance purchased to cover the cost of burial, cremation or other disposal of a deceased remains. Burial insurance can be defined as a type of life insurance: the paid-up capital is used to cover the costs of the...
burial permit
A burial permit is a required document to be acquired before a body can be buried or cremated. The requirements differ slightly depending on the form of disposition, but the person responsible for burial or cremation cannot proceed without...
burial policy
Burial policy is an insurance policy used to cover the costs of funeral or cremation expenses for a person who has died. Burial insurance is paid out directly to the beneficiary who may need the money to cover funeral or cremation expenses,...
burial transit permit
Burial transit permit (also referred to as a removal permit) is a requirement under state law for the deceased to be transferred to the place of burial or disposition. A burial transit permit may be a separate document from a burial permit,...
business
A business involves a natural person or entity performing an activity or trade with the intent of making a profit. The activity or trade may be commercial, industrial, professional, or otherwise. A business commonly involves providing goods...
business expense
Business expenses are the operating costs of a business. Whether a given cost qualifies as a business expense is relevant because business expenses are tax deductible while other forms of expenses are not. To qualify as a business expense,...
business invitee
Business invitee refers to an individual welcomed inside or onto property by a business for commercial purposes. The term is used in tort law to describe individuals to which businesses owe some form of duty to protect. Customers going into...
business judgment rule
The business judgment rule provides a director of a corporation immunity from liability when a plaintiff sues on grounds that the director violated the duty of care to the corporation so long as the director’s actions fall within the...
business record exception
Business records exception is a statutory exception to the rule against hearsay in Federal and most state courts. The exception allows parties to enter regularly compiled records within an organization that meet a certain level of...