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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






3. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






6. 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






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






8. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






9. Three.






10. Bottom Line answer






11. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






13. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






14. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






15. James Madison - 1789






16. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






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






18. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






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






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






22. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






24. A subtype of rejection






25. Majority






26. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






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






28. Judge made law






29. Freedom of speech.






30. Forseeable harm






31. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






32. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances






33. Sponsor.






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






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






36. Nine.






37. Injury






38. 2/3 vote






39. Article I - Section 8

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40. 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






41. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






43. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






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






46. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






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






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






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






50. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations