TOLES Foundation 1A (Definitions)

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a bailiff
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it is a person who can legally take a person’s property when that person does not pay the money that he or she owes.
a divorce
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a legal ending of a marriage
a tenant
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it is a person who pays rent to the owner of a house, a flat or an office in return for living there or for using the building for business purposes
a tort
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it is a civil wrong.
assets
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things that a person or company owns
business formation
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it is an establishment of a new business in a specific way.
umowa przewidująca zapłatę wynagrodzenia tylko w przypadku wygranej sprawy
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it is the total amount of money, property and other assets that a business has.
conveyancing
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it is the legal process involved in transferring the ownership of a house or land from the seller to the buyer.
debts
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sums of money that you owe
fixed
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certain and cannot be changed
fund
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an amount of money that you keep to pay for something
goods
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things that are produced that must be sold
insolvent
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it means not having enough money to pay your debts.
lease of land and buildings
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it is an agreement to allow someone to use land or buildings for a fixed period of time in return for a payment of rent.
landlord
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it is a person who owns a house, a flat or office and receives rent from someone for allowing them to live there, or use the building for business purposes.
legal
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allowed by law
negligence
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it is when someone is not careful enough and this person’s carelessness hurts another person as a result.
ownership
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to have ownership of a property it means that it belongs to you. you are the owner of that property.
partnership
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it is a business which a minimum of two people own and control.
real estate
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real property. it is a more formal way of saying land and buildings.
redundancy
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it is a situation when someone loses their job because the employer no longer has any work for them.
rent
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the money that someone pays, usually every month, to use a flat, a house or an office that belongs to someone else
robber
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a person who steals money or property using or threatening to use violence
sick pay
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it is the money the employer must pay to the employee who is ill and cannot work.
the grounds
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they are the reasons for going to court.
to admit the claim
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it means to admit that the claim is right and correct and pay the money that the claimant wants.
to be based somewhere
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to be established somewhere as the main place where you work or live
to deal with sth
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to take correct action in an area of work
to discriminate against someone
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it means to behave differently towards that person usually in the workplace, because of their age, sex, or colour of their skin.
to find in favour of someone
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it means to decide that this person has won the case.
to give a judgment
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it means to officially announce the result of the case. the judge may give a reason for the decision.
to have a right
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to have a legal interest in something; it is yours
to hear a case
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it is when the court listens to the details of the claim in court.
to issue a claim
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it means to start a claim in the civil court.
to make an order
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it means to officially state what a person has to do, and how and when.
to merge
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when two companies join together to form one
to pay a fee
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it means to pay the court an amount of money for issuing the claim.
to respond to a claim
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it means to confirm that you have received the claim and to say what you will do next.
to serve a claim upon someone
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it means to send the claim to the defendant’s address and make sure that he or she receives it.
unfair dismissal
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it is a situation when someone loses their job for a reason that is not fair and it is illegal

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