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Glossary: S
Words starting with the letter "S"
| Word being Defined | Definition | Notes: Source, Links, etc.. |
| Sales puffery | Statements of a general nature made by a salesperson that the customer is not expected to accept at face value | |
| secundum rem | according to the thing itself | |
| Service bureau | A company that processes data | |
| Service letter statutes | Laws in some states that require an employer to furnish an employee with written reasons for his or her discharge | |
| Sexual harassment | Prohibited conduct of a sexual nature that occurs in the workplace | |
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| Slander | Oral defamation of a party's reputation | |
| Small claims court | A particular court that presides over small disputes (e.g., not exceeding $3,500) | |
| Social Entrepreneur | "Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change. Rather than leaving societal needs to the government or business sectors, social entrepreneurs find what is not working and solve the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution, and persuading entire societies to take new leaps." - Ashoka.org | |
| Software | A computer program | |
| Sole proprietorship | An unincorporated business run by a individual under a DBA (Doing Business As) | |
| sophia perennis | "Perennial Wisdom"; the eternal, non-formal Truth at the heart of all orthodox religious traditions [Greek] | |
| Spectrum Avatar | URC (Underworld Rainbow Colaition): lead minister of each Spectrum Ministry division is known as that Spectrum's Avatar. The Title is used in the pattern: Minister's name, Avatar [spectrum color] | |
| Statement of fact | Remarks or comments of a specific nature that have a legal effect | |
| Statute of frauds | A legal principle requiring certain contracts to be in writing to be enforceable | |
| Statute of limitations | A legal principle that requires a party to commence a lawsuit within a certain period of time | |
| Stipulation | An agreement between parties or lawyers about the truth (fact) of something. A mutual agreement to a relative truth. | |
| Subchapter S Corporation | A hybrid corporation having attributes of both a corporation and a partnership | |
| Submission agreement | A signed agreement where both parties agree to submit a present dispute to binding arbitration | |
| Subpoena | A written order demanding a party or witness to appear at a legal proceeding; a subpoena duces tacum is a written order demanding a party to bring books and records to the legal proceeding | |
| sub specie aeternitatis | Latin: under the aspect of eternity | |
| Summation | The last part of a trial where both lawyers recap the respective positions of their clients | |
| Summons | A written document served upon the defendant that notifies him or her of a lawsuit | |
| Summum Bonum | Latin for "the Highest or Supreme Good." | |
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