Bylaws refer to the regulations and rules established by a company or other organization for internal management. Bylaws are most often used in companies to determine the rights and obligations of employees and organizations in a corporate...
business sectors
bylaws
Bylaws refer to the regulations and rules established by a company or other organization for internal management. Bylaws are most often used in companies to determine the rights and obligations of employees and organizations in a corporate...
C corporation
A C corporation is any corporation that does not qualify or elect to be an S corporation under the Internal Revenue Code. A C corporation is a legal structure for a corporation where the company’s assets are separate from the owners’ assets....
campaign finance law
Overview
Campaign finance law regulates the funding, advertisement, accounting, and procedures involving campaigns; the organized efforts to achieve a political goal. Federal elections must abide by numerous types of limitations on...
capacity
Capacity refers to the ability to make a rational decision based upon all relevant facts and considerations. Some common usages of the term “capacity” in a legal sense include:
In the context of criminal law, the term “capacity” means...capital gains
Capital gains refers to profits gained from the sale of capital assets. Almost everything someone owns and uses for personal or investment purposes is a capital asset. This includes a home, personal-use items like household furnishings,...
carbon offset
Carbon offsets are credits representing the removal of one ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. These offsets are obtainable through activities such as planting trees or carbon capture and legally offset the amount of carbon that a...
caveat emptor
Caveat emptor is a common law doctrine that places the burden on buyers to reasonably examine property before making a purchase. A buyer who fails to meet this burden is unable to recover for defects in the product that would have been...
ceiling
The upper or top interior surface of a room or region is referred to as the ceiling. The term "ceiling" in law refers to the statutory upper limit on the amount of money that may be charged or spent, as well as the number of commodities that...
certificate of formation
A certificate of formation is a legal document that must be filed to legally create a limited liability company (LLC); it serves the purpose of proving the company’s establishment, and contains all information about the formation of the...