MLLaw-Units 1 & 2

1. the legal responsibility of an individual
4. n. in employment law, the incorrect or dishonest behaviour of an employee
6. an act which is against the law; a crime
9. The idea of being able to protect natural resources and take care of the environment.
10. The presiding officer of an assembly, meeting, committee, or board.
11. legal document giving a person or a company the right to make or sell a new invention, product or method of doing something and stating that no other person or company is allowed to do this.
12. another name for a law firm
14. to make sure
16. a false and defamatory oral statement about a person

2. an act that is against a law or someone’s legal rights, particularly intellectual property rights
3. It is said of a lawyer who is employed by a company, rather than working independently or for a law firm.
5. A product containing a medicinal substance is called a .....product.
7. the attention and care legally expected or required of a person (such as a party to a contract)
8. when someone makes a claim or complaint against a person or organisation in a court of law
10. a corporate
13. illegal ways of paying less tax are called tax...............
15. acronym for a Managing Director in the States