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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job






2. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






3. Factual case






4. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.






5. There is an established duty of due care






6. The party opposing the appeal






7. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur






8. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






9. Bottom Line answer






10. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






11. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.






12. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






13. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny






14. Race - ethincity and fundamental rights; Any government action that intentionally discriminates against racial or ethnic minorities or interferes with a fundamental right is presumed invalid.






15. Harm caused by a deliberate action






16. The legal question that is posed in a case






17. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.






18. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






19. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.






20. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






21. Majority






22. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






23. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed






24. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing






25. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






26. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






27. James Madison - 1789






28. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






29. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






30. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)






31. Three.






32. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.






33. Talking trash






34. Nine.






35. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






36. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.






37. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






38. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






39. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






40. Termination by simply turning down the offer






41. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.






42. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






43. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






44. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






45. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






46. Attorneys ask jurors a set of questions to determine bias






47. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






48. A subtype of rejection






49. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.






50. Judge made law