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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Trial Court






2. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






3. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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. Twelve.






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






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






8. Arbitration and Mediation






9. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






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






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






12. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






13. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






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






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






16. Trial.






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






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






19. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






21. Reasoning court gives for the holding






22. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.






23. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






26. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






27. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






28. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)






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






30. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






31. 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.






32. Forbidding a law to be passed






33. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






34. 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






35. Presiding officer (senator)






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






37. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






38. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






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






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






43. Nine.






44. Injury






45. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






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






48. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis






49. Termination by simply turning down the offer






50. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.