Unit 5 Vocabulary Activity

Government Agency

A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency

Limitation of Liability

A limitation of liability clause is a provision in a contract that limits the amount of exposure a company faces in the event a lawsuit is filed or another claim is made. If found to be enforceable, a limitation of liability clause can "cap" the amount of potential damages to which a company is exposed.

Natural Disaster

A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples are floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes

Safe Deposit Box

A safe deposit box is a metal box, usually housed in a bank vault, that customers can rent in order to keep valuables, legal documents and other prized possessions in a secure location

Liability

An amount owed by a business

Burglar

Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is an unlawful entry into a building or other location for the purposes of committing an offence. Usually that offence is theft, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary

Liability insurance

Liability insurance is a part of the general insurance system of risk financing to protect the purchaser from the risks of liabilities imposed by lawsuits and similar claims and protects the insured if the purchaser is sued for claims that come within the coverage of the insurance policy.

Criminal

Taking place exclusively within the confines of a police interview suite, police officers and suspects engage in intense mental conflict as they both wrangle for the psychological upper hand.

Equal opportunity laws

The Act prohibits employment discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status.

ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability

Civil Rights Act

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, and racial segregation in schools, employment, and public accommodations.

FDA

The Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

Immigration reform and control act

The Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA or the Simpson-Mazzoli Act) was passed by the 99th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 6, 1986. The act also legalized most illegal immigrants who had arrived in the country prior to January 1, 1982.

OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is a US labor law governing the federal law of occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. It was enacted by Congress in 1970 and was signed by President Richard Nixon on December 29, 1970.

OSHA

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an agency of the US government under the Department of Labor with the responsibility of ensuring safety at work and a healthful work environment.OSHA's mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths.

National minimum drinking age act

The act of 1984 that is a federal legislation that requires states to prohibit persons under the age of 21 from purchasing and possessing alcoholic beverages.

Liability issues

In law, liable means "responsible or answerable in law; legally obligated." Legal liability concerns both civil law and criminal law and can arise from various areas of law, such as contracts, torts, taxes, or fines given by government agencies.

Hazard

a danger or risk.

Arsonist

a person who commits arson.

Thief

a person who steals

Terrorist

a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

Ordinance

a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.

Insurance

a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium.

Code

a system of words, letters, figures, or other symbols substituted for other words, letters, etc., especially for the purposes of secrecy.

EPA

an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

Fair labor act

is a federal law which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.

Regulation

the action or process of regulating or being regulated.

Security

the state of being free from danger or threat.

laws

the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Threat

something that is a source of danger