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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






3. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






4. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






5. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial






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






7. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






8. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






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






10. 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.






11. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






12. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant






13. During the option period of a contract






14. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






15. Baron Montesquieu






16. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






17. Injury






18. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






19. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






20. Three.






21. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






23. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






25. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






27. Sandra Day Oconnor






28. Type of business crime; the trespassing taking of personal property with intent to steal it. defendant never had the right to have said property in posession






29. The opinion of Judges who agree with the holding - but for different reasons.






30. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection






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






32. A subtype of rejection






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






34. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






35. Presiding officer (senator)






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






37. Talking trash






38. 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.






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






40. Trial Court






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






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






43. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






44. The sharing of powers between levels of government






45. Article I - Section 8

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46. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






47. To the conference committee






48. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






49. Aricle IV section 2 of the constitution that states that the constitution and the united States are the laws of the land. Federal government trumps state law






50. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger