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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. There was a breach of due care






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






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






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






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






6. Reference code; label for looking the case up






7. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






8. Arbitration and Mediation






9. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






11. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






13. Injury






14. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






16. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury






17. Collected taxes and helped keep the peace in tenth century England. Equivalent to a modern day Sheriff.






18. Establishes the idea precendent

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19. A law passed by a legislative body






20. Type of defense; the defendant is incapable of forming mens rea






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






22. Presiding officer (senator)






23. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






24. Capacity; the parties must be adults and mentally competent






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






26. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.






27. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave






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






29. Thurgood Marshall






30. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.






31. Forseeable harm






32. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






33. 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.






34. Due process or the right to a hearing






35. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






38. The party opposing the appeal






39. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






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






42. 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






43. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






44. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






45. Trial Court






46. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






48. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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