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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






2. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






4. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured






5. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply






6. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






7. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






8. Reference code; label for looking the case up






9. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






10. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger

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






12. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison






13. Majority






14. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






15. Trial.






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






17. 2/3 vote






18. Article I - Section 8

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19. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






20. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






21. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






22. Establishes the idea precendent

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23. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job






24. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






25. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






26. Due process or the right to a hearing






27. Requires a meeting of the minds






28. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






29. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






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






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






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






33. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath






34. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






35. During the option period of a contract






36. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






37. Forseeable harm






38. James Madison - 1789






39. To the president.






40. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






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






42. Sandra Day Oconnor






43. Presiding officer (senator)






44. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






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






47. Baron Montesquieu






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






49. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






50. 1250

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