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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






3. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






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






6. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






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






9. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






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






11. Injury






12. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






13. To the president.






14. Presiding officer (senator)






15. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






17. 1250

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18. A law passed by a legislative body






19. Judge made law






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






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






22. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job






23. John Roberts






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






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






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






27. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






29. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






30. Requires a meeting of the minds






31. Trial.






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






33. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






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






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






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






38. Baron Montesquieu






39. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






40. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






41. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.






42. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






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






45. During the option period of a contract






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






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






48. The party opposing the appeal






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






50. James Madison - 1789