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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






4. 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.






5. 2/3 vote






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






7. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






8. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






9. 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






10. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






11. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






12. Injury






13. System of checks and balances within the federal government






14. Life - Liberty - Property






15. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






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






17. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






19. 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






20. A subtype of rejection






21. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






23. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'






24. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






26. During the option period of a contract






27. Freedom of speech.






28. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge






29. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






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






33. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






34. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






35. Trial Court






36. 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.






37. Forseeable harm






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






39. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






41. The party opposing the appeal






42. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






43. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






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






45. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






46. Article I - Section 8

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47. To the conference committee






48. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






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