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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. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






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






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






6. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






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






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






9. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.






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






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






12. A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is virtually always liable for any harm that results






13. Twelve.






14. 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






15. 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.






16. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)






17. Requires a meeting of the minds






18. Article I - Section 8

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19. 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.






20. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






21. During the option period of a contract






22. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






23. Harm caused by a deliberate action






24. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






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






26. 1250

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






28. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






30. Three.






31. James Madison - 1789






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






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






34. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






35. The party filing the appeal






36. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






37. Majority






38. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






39. A subtype of rejection






40. No unreasonable searches or seizures






41. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






42. Establishes the idea precendent

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43. Trial.






44. Someone on the property by right of a public place. highest duty of due care is owed to avoid negligence






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






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






47. Bottom Line answer






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






49. There is an established duty of due care






50. The legal question that is posed in a case