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71. Sexual Orientation

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">An individual's preference in terms of sexual relationships with others.

72. Sexual Harassment

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A term used in human rights legislation and referring primarily to harassment in employment situations, related to sex or gender, which detrimentally affects the working environment.

73. Sexual Assault

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A sexual act upon or directed to another which is unwanted and not consented to by the other.

74. Sex

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">1) gender, as in male or female. 2) sexual intercourse

75. Severance Pay

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">An amount of money an employer owes to an employee in lieu of notice, in exchange for the employee's agreement to sever an employment contract forthwith.

76. Settlement

in a lawsuit, the ability for two opposing parties to compromise on their objections before having a trial

77. Setting

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">The action of a court in scheduling a trial or hearing.

78. Set Off

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">A claim by a defendant in a lawsuit that the plaintiff owes the defendant money which should be subtracted from the amount of damages claimed by the plaintiff.

79. Set

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">To schedule, as to "set a case for trial."

80. Session

style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px">1) A meeting of a court for a particular period of time. 2) the term of an appeals court covering several months.

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