money that a court orders someone to pay to someone else for harming them or their property, to cover the cost of the harm, rather than to punish them
damages
15
formal-- the act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner, or of paying for damage
restitution
15
when someone fails to do something that they have agreed to do in a contract
breach of contract
15
law or formal-- one of the people or groups who are involved in a legal argument
party
15
We have to ensure that the ______ party does not escape justice.
guilty
20
someone who has been harmed by the wrong action of another person
the innocent party
15
an offer that is higher than a previous one, for example when more than one company is trying to take control of another company
counter-offer
15
when a court orders someone to do what they had agreed to do in a contract etc rather than ordering them to pay damages (=money) as a punishment for not doing these things
specific performance
15
the act of giving something such as property to someone formally, by contract
assignment
15
someone to whom something such as property has been formally given by contract
assignee
15
the conditions of a legal, business, or financial agreement that the people making it accept
terms
15
He had little choice but to accept their ________.
terms
20
to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
negotiate
15
Union leaders have ___________ an agreement for a shorter working week.
