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For courses in business law. More than 1,500 legal terms in context, with extensive practice Lively and easy to read, Legal Terminology introduces students to more than 1,500 legal terms, contextualised within the legal field. Styled like a workbook, the text promotes active learning through a concise, engaging presentation of narratives, definitions, study aids, and application activities. The 7th edition has been revised to improve accuracy and currency. It includes a new chapter on the Uniform Commercial Code, new material on e-Contracts and cyber law, and new features demonstrating the practical application of legal terms.

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Kent D. Kauffman is Associate Professor of Business Law at Purdue University Fort Wayne (formerly called Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne), in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is licensed to practice law in Indiana and is certified as a mediator in Indiana. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Temple University and a graduate of The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. For 15 years, Professor Kauffman was the Chair of the Paralegal Studies Department at Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Professor Kauffman is the author of various academic journal articles and other books, including Legal Ethics, in its third edition and published by Delmar Cengage Learning. He is a multiple recipient of Who’s Who in American Education® and Who’s Who in American Law®. Professor Kauffman is the recipient of various teaching awards, including being inducted into the Indiana University Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET), as well as being awarded on multiple occasions as Professor of the Year by Delta Sigma Pi, his university’s co-educational business fraternity. Gordon W. Brown is a Professor Emeritus of North Shore Community College, Danvers, Massachusetts, where he taught for 30 years. He also taught for two years at Pepperell High School, Pepperell, Massachusetts, and for six years at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts. In addition to writing the first five editions of this book, Professor Brown is the author of the first three editions of Administration of Wills, Trusts, and Estates published by Delmar Cengage Learning. Over a 30-year period, he co-authored eight editions of Understanding Business & Personal Law and seven editions of Business Law with UCC Applications, published by McGraw-Hill. In 1998, Professor Brown was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award from his alma mater, Salem State University. He received his law degree from Suffolk University and practiced law part time while teaching full time. He is a retired member of the Massachusetts and federal Bars.

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