Business law 3: Key verbs CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR LAW

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Business law 3: Key verbs

Complete the crossword on page 8 by rearranging the jumbled letters in bold in the sentences below and writing the words and expressions in the appropriate space on the crossword grid. An explanation of each verb is in brackets at the end of each sentence. Be careful, as many of the words will need to change their form (for example, to the past simple or past perfect) to fit correctly in the sentence and into the crossword. Across 3 The airline will dineynifm passengers for lost luggage to the value of £500. (to pay for loss or damage suffered) 4 The company ernudketa to provide quality service at a competitive cost. (to promise to do something) 10 The tribunal will udditecaja the claim and award damages where necessary. (to give a judgement between two parties) 12 In order to raise enough money for its new venture, the company decided to diqielatu some of its assets. (to sell assets or stock to raise cash) 14 All of our employees are tielent to four weeks' holiday a year. (to have or give someone the right to do something) 15 A neutral party was called in to tedaime between the manager and his staff. (to try to make two sides in an argument come to an agreement) 17 The contract is still being frtad, but we expect it to be ready for signing early next week. (to make a first rough plan of a document such as a contract) 19 A lot of people were unhappy when he was paintpo to the post of Managing Director. (to choose someone for a job) 20 We must allow sufficient time to sepela before we make a claim. (of time: to pass) 21 The company has been accused of trying to efrudad customers. (to trick someone so as to obtain money or goods illegally) 26 The paper has no right to clodseis the details of our agreement. (to tell details) 28 A court injunction has nab the company from trading in the area. (to forbid something, or make it illegal) 29 Because a new company has taken over, the contract has been dvaatineli. (to make something no longer valid) 31 In view of the inconvenience we have caused, we are willing to vawei all payments due. (to say that something is not necessary) 32 The local authority gatnr the company an interest-free loan to start up the new factory. (to agree to give someone something, or to allow someone to do something) Down 1 The plan has to be fatyir by the board before it can be put into operation. (to approve officially something that has already been decided) 2 After he was accused of insider dealing, his firm was clabstkli by the government. (to put goods, people or a company on a list of those that you will not deal with) 5 Penalties will be applied if you fdaetul on your repayments. (to fail to carry out the terms of a contract, especially to fail to pay back a debt) 6 When the company was unable to repay the loan, the bank clefeosor on its premises. (to take possession of a property because the owner cannot repay money he / she has borrowed using the property as security) 7 The case might last longer than we expected, because the defendant is uditeps the claim. (to argue against something; to say that something is not correct) 8 The judge dwraa compensatory damages to the claimant. (to decide the amount of money to be given to someone) 9 The company assured us it would do all the work itself, but it accobnsutrt part of the job to a local firm. (to agree with a company that they will do all or part of the work for a project) 11 The court was unable to decide whether the patent had been gfriinen. (to make a product in the same way as another product which has been patented, and not pay royalties) 13 The document has been fcrieyt as a true copy. (to make an official declaration in writing) 16 Non-profit organisations will be petmex from tax. (to free someone from having to pay tax) 18 The court ordered the company to be ndwi pu (2 words). (to put a company into liquidation) 19 The claimant gaelle that the article was an infringement of his copyright. (to state, usually in giving evidence, that something has happened or is true) 22 The company did not biead yb (2 words) the terms of the agreement. (to accept a rule or follow a custom) 23 On liquidation, the firm's property was stev in the bank. (to transfer to someone the legal ownership and possession of land or a right) 24 We are mical £5,000 as compensation from our suppliers. (to ask for money) 25 Mr and Mrs Douglas' solicitor advised them to ekse an injunction against the magazine in the High Court. (to ask for or try to do something) 27 Workers are allowed to tkesri in protest against bad working conditions. (to stop working because there is no agreement with management) 30 The company owns several apartments, which it tel to private tenants. (to allow someone to use a building in return for money)

 

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Business law 3: Key verbs (pages 6 – 8) Across: 3. indemnify (this is similar to compensate) 4. undertakes (noun = undertaking) 10. adjudicate (noun = adjudication. A person who adjudicates is an adjudicator) 12. liquidate (this word also means to close down a company and sell its assets. The noun is liquidation) 14. entitled (noun = entitlement) 15. mediate (noun = mediation. A person who mediates is a mediator) 17. drafted (noun = draft) 19. appointed (noun = appointment) 20. elapse 21. defraud 26. Disclose (noun = disclosure) 28. banned (noun = ban) 29. invalidated 31. waive 32. granted (noun = grant) Down: 1. ratified (noun = ratification) 2. blacklisted (noun = blacklist) 5. default 6. foreclosed (noun = foreclosure) 7. disputing (noun = dispute) 8. awarded (noun = award) 9. subcontracted 11. infringed (a copyright can also be infringed. The noun is infringement) 13. certified 16. exempted (noun = exemption) 18. wound up (noun = winding up) 19. alleged (note that alleges will not fit because of 26 across. Noun = allegation) 22. abide by 23. vested (also used as an adjective in expressions such as vested interest, vested remainder, etc) 24. claiming (noun = claim) 25. Seek 27. strike (noun = strike) 30. lets (noun = let)