| ABA | American Bar Association |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADEA | Age Discrimination in Employment Act |
| ADR | Alternative dispute resolution |
| AEDPA | Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 |
| AGI | Adjusted gross income |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALJ | Administrative law judge |
| ALPR | Automated license plate reader |
| AMT | Alternative minimum tax |
| AO | Administrative Office of the United States Courts |
| APR | Annual percentage rate |
| A/R | Accounts receivable |
| ARC | Alien Registration Card |
| ARM | Adjustable rate mortgage |
| ART | Alternative reproductive technology |
| ATF | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
| ATIN | Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number |
| BAC | Blood-alcohol content |
| BFOQ | Bona fide occupational qualification |
| BFP | Bona fide purchaser |
| BOP | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| BVA | Board of Veterans’ Appeals |
| CAA | Clean Air Act |
| CAURD | Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary License |
| CBP | Customs and Border Protection |
| CCCS | Consumer Credit Counseling Service |
| CD | Certificate of deposit |
| CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| CP | Child pornography |
| CPA | Certified public accountant |
| CRA | Consumer reporting agencies |
| CSPA | Child Status Protection Act |
| CVC | Convertible virtual currency |
| CVRA | Crime Victims’ Rights Act |
| CWA | Clean Water Act |
| DA | District attorney |
| DAG | Directed acyclic graph |
| DBA | Doing business as |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DLT | Distributed ledger technology |
| DMP | Debt-management plan |
| DOC | Department of Commerce |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DOS | Department of State |
| DPA | Deferred prosecution agreement |
| DRR | Dependent relevant revocation |
| DUI | Driving under the influence |
| DWI | Driving while intoxicated |
| EA | Enrolled agent |
| EAD | Employment Authorization Document |
| ECCN | Export Control Classification Number |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EGC | Emerging growth company |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number |
| EIR | Environmental impact report |
| ERISA | Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| ERPO | Extreme Risk Protection Order |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| ESG | Environmental, social, and governance |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FCBA | Fair Credit Billing Act |
| FCPA | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
| FCRA | Fair Credit Reporting Act |
| FD | Regulation Fair Disclosure |
| FDCPA | Fair Debt Collection Practices Act |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FINRA | Financial Industry Regulatory Authority |
| FLSA | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMLA | Family and Medical Leave Act |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FOPA | Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 |
| FSA | Flexible spending account |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| FTD | Federal tax deposits |
| FUTA | Federal Unemployment Tax Act |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GFE | Good faith estimate |
| GINA | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act |
| Glass-Steagall | Banking Act of 1933 |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HMDA | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 |
| HMO | Health maintenance organization |
| HOAs | Homeowners' associations |
| HUD | Housing and Urban Development |
| ICE | Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
| ICWA | Indian Child Welfare Act |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEEPA | International Emergency Economic Powers Act |
| ILIT | Irrevocable life insurance trust |
| INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IPO | Initial public offering |
| IRA | Individual retirement account |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| ISM | In-kind support and maintenance |
| ISO | Incentive stock option |
| ISP | Internet service provider |
| ITAR | International Traffic in Arms Regulations |
| ITIN | Individual Taxpayer Identification Number |
| ITU | Intent-to-use application |
| J.D. | Juris Doctor |
| JMOL | Judgment as a matter of law |
| JNOV | Judgment notwithstanding the verdict |
| JP | Justice of the peace |
| K | Contract |
| L3C | Low-profit limited liability company |
| LDW | Loss damage waiver |
| LLC | Limited liability company |
| LLP | Limited liability partnership |
| LPR | Lawful permanent resident |
| LRE | Least restrictive environment |
| MAUCRSA | Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act |
| MD&A | Management discussion and analysis |
| MPC | Model Penal Code |
| MPRE | Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam |
| MRTA | Marihuana Regulation & Taxation Act |
| NASDAQ | National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NCCUSL | National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws |
| NCUA | National Credit Union Administration |
| NCUSIF | National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund |
| NDA | Non-disclosure agreement |
| NFA | National Firearms Act of 1934 |
| NFRTR | National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record |
| NFT | Non-fungible token |
| NIED | Negligent infliction of emotional distress |
| NLR | No License Required |
| NLRA | National Labor Relations Act |
| NLRB | National Labor Relations Board |
| NOL | Net operating loss |
| NPA | Non-prosecution agreement |
| NVC | National Visa Center |
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| OR | Own recognizance |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Act |
| OWBPA | Older Workers Benefit Protection Act |
| PASS | Plan for Achieving Self-Support |
| PKPA | Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act |
| PMV | Presumed maximum value |
| PPA | Provisional patent application |
| PTIN | Preparer Taxpayer Identification Number |
| PTO | Patent and Trademark Office |
| QIB | Qualified institutional buyer |
| QMCSO | Qualified medical child support order |
| QPRT | Qualified personal residence trust |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| REIT | Real estate investment trust |
| RICO | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act |
| RUPA | Revised Uniform Partnership Act of 1997 |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SIP | Investor Protection Guide: Systematic Investment Plan |
| SNAP-R | Simplified Network Application Process Redesign |
| SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
| SPAC | Special Purpose Acquisition Company |
| SPC | Standard player contract |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| SSN | Social Security Number |
| TCJA | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 |
| TD | Treasury Decision |
| TFRP | Trust fund recovery penalty |
| TILA | Truth in Lending Act |
| TIN | Taxpayer identification number |
| TOD | Transfer-on-death |
| TPS | Temporary Protected Status |
| TRO | Temporary restraining order |
| UBO | Unincorporated business organization |
| UCCJEA | Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act |
| UET | Unitary Executive Theory |
| UGMA | Uniform Gifts to Minors Act |
| UI | Unemployment insurance |
| ULPs | Unfair labor practices |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| USAO | United States Attorney’s Office |
| USCAAF | United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces |
| USCIS | United States Citizenship and Immigration Services |
| USDA | Department of Agriculture |
| USMS | United States Marshals Service |
| USPS | United States Postal Service |
| USPTO | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
| WARN | Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
| WKSI | Well-known seasoned issuer |