Business Law

1. A means of removing one's free will; obtaining consent by means of threat to do harm to the person, his family, or his property
3. The party to whom any negotiable instrument is made payable
5. The intentional or reckless false statement of a material fact upon which the injured party relied which induced the injured party to enter into a contract to his or her detriment
8. To take into police custody
9. The party who acquires possession but not the title of personal property in a bailment
10. The party appointed by the principal to enter into a contract with a third party on behalf of the principal
11. A judicial order or decree forbidding the performance of a certain act
14. A means whereby one party conveys rights to another person who is not a party to the original contract
15. A criminal offense that is punishable by confinement in prison or by death
17. Those rules of civil conduct commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong
19. Laws enacted by local municipalities
20. A private or civil wrong, either intentional or caused by negligence, for which there may be action for damages

2. One authorized by the principal to execute specific acts
4. An agreement to an offer resulting in a contract
6. Laws which seek to promote competition among businesses
7. The individual who initiates a civil action
12. An agreement between two or more competent persons which is enforceable by law
13. One in possession of commercial paper
16. The person who executes a promissory note
18. A contract which will be enforced by the court