Domande extra inglese 2

Vocational and legal English vocabulary including idiomatic expressions, business terms, and legal terminology based on supplementary lecture notes.

To put it in a nutshell

To give the main facts in a short, clear way

Adversarial system

The English system where each side presents its evidence and attacks the opponent by CROSS EXAMINATION

Checklist

Helps the companies to understand if a company risks by breaking the law

MBA

Master in Business Administration

I do understand

A phrase used to handle a complaint

Vocational Stage

The legal practice period for aspiring barristers

Fair Trade

Trade between companies in developed countries and producers in developing countries in which fair prices are paid to the producers

Principle of equity and non discrimination

One of the general principles of the European Community Law

To tackle a problem

To deal with a problem in a very determined or efficient way

ICT

Information and Communication Technology; refers to technological tools used to communicate and manage information, such as Interactive Whiteboards

Procedural Fairness

The principle that provides free movement of judgements, right to legal certainty, right to an adversarial procedure, right to a defense and to appeal

Good communicator

A person who must not be impatient

To be granted bail

A sum of money which allows the offender to go free until the next hearing

To beat around the bush

To delay talking about something

Verdict

The decision issued by the jury

Sentence

The punishment issued by the judge

Corporate hospitality

Using an event or venue to entertain associates, clients and potential clients to promote a business

Domestic law

National law

Money is no object

Expression meaning you can spend as much as you like

Project Managing

The coordination of resources in an organisation

By and large

Expression that means "most of the time"

Trademark

A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product

Economies of scale

The reduction of production costs by selling goods in large quantities

Queen's Counsel

A title or honorary rank that may be given to a barrister with an established reputation

Trade barriers

Governments' restrictions on imported goods

Equitable remedies

A remedy available if there has been a breach of contract that cannot be adequately compensated through a legal remedy or to prevent unjust enrichment

Gerunds

Verb forms used as nouns

To launder

The act of recycling money

Primary sector

The portion of the economy concerned with the direct extraction of raw materials from Earth's surface, generally through agriculture, mining, fishing, and forestry

Collateral

Money or property used as a guarantee for a loan

Bill

The presentation of a law in Parliament

Secondary Sector

The economic sector that makes products from raw materials

Arbitrary dismissal

A worker's dismissal without giving any objective reason

Paper

A product made from a raw material (final product)

Wool

A raw material

People or bodies

The parts involved in a contract

Delegating

When you give someone else a particular job

Petrobra

A Brazilian oil and gas producer

Brief

Set of instructions about a job or a task

To be on the same wavelength

To share similar opinions and ideas

Common customs

The way a community organizes its life

Burden of proof

The obligation to prove a fact

Inventory

The quantity of goods that a firm has on hand

Nuisance

A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance to another party

Supply chain

The relationship between a company and the other companies that give it what it needs

Insider trading

Illegal practice of using special knowledge about a firm for profit or gain

Intellectual property

Property that is NOT FIXED, meaning it can be sold or transferred

USP

Unique Selling Proposition; a particular feature of a product used in advertising to show how it is different from and better than others

Unsafe

The opposite of safe

Anti-trust law

Law that does not allow a company to sell its products to other traders

Product Development

One of the stages of the Product Life Cycle

Shareholders

Individuals for whom it is important to know how the Stock Exchange works

Impractical

The opposite of practical

Turnover

The money received from the sale of goods or services

Unsympathetic

The opposite of sympathetic

Director's duty

A director must not accept benefits from third parties

Agenda

The order in which things are discussed in a meeting

King William

The ruler who implemented a centralized administration and reformed the legal system

Increased production

A factor that improves cash flow

Recitals

The part of a contract that describes the type of contract and its ultimate goal

Adjectives

Words that end with -ful

Product launch

The third phase of the Product Life Cycle

The guilty party

The person who has done something wrong or committed a crime and receives punishment

Market Challengers

Firms that pose a threat to market leaders

Inventor

The person whose new device receives an award

Individual rights

Rights protected by Constitutional Law

Corporations

Entities that provide owners with limited liability protection

4 Ps of the Marketing Mix

Product, Price, Place, Promotion

Leasing

To rent for a long period

The prosecutor

The person who tries to prove that a suspected criminal is guilty

Grounds

Legal term meaning "reasons"

Brand awareness

The knowledge customers have of a brand

Primary sector (economic status)

The sector where most people work in poor countries

Dismissal rule departure

When an employer can depart from legal rules if it benefits the employee or under specific contract circumstances

Due process

Fair treatment through the normal judicial system as a citizen's entitlement in civil and criminal matters

Legal precedent

Previous court decisions influencing future cases

Motivation

A factor that encourages individuals to be continually committed and interested in their jobs

Money doesn't grow on trees

Expression meaning money doesn't come easily

Forma passiva della frase "In South Africa people mine diamonds"?

In South Africa diamonds are mined

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