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Click on one of these glossaries to find the definition of any word or phrase relating to general law, business law, employment law, HIPAA, or malpractice insurance.

General

Everybody's Legal Glossary
Nolo
This glossary contains plain-English definitions for hundreds of legal terms, from the common to the bizarre.

Glossary of Legal Terms
New York State Unified Court System
General legal terms compiled from authoritative sources.

Glossary of Medicolegal Terms
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
An appendix to the AAOS's primer of basic information on medical liability

Legal Dictionary & Glossary
Legal HelpMate
A search engine for definitions of legal terminology, abbreviations, and jargon.

Business

Dictionary of Business Terms
AllBusiness.com
More than 7,500 definitions of key terms used in the business and financial world. Topics covered relate to accounting, taxation, advertising, business law, computers and the Internet, economics, finance, insurance, management, marketing, real estate, statistics, and other areas of business.

Glossary of Financial and Business Terms
The New York Times
A comprehensive cross-referenced and cross-linked glossary of a broad range of terms used in the finance and business sectors.

Employment

Employment Law Terms
FindLaw
A concise glossary of basic terms and words.

Glossary of Civil Rights and Employment Law Terms
Maduff & Maduff, civil rights law firm
Employment law terms explained in plain English.

HIPAA

A HIPAA Glossary
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
General definitions and explanations of HIPAA-related terms and acronyms.

Malpractice Insurance

A Glossary of Common Insurance & Legal Terms
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co.
This handy guide includes some common terms related to your professional liability coverage.

Glossary
The Doctors Company
Definitions of medical liability insurance terminology.

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