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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






2. During the option period of a contract






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






4. 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.






5. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.






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






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






8. Forbidding a law to be passed






9. Forseeable harm






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






11. Requires a meeting of the minds






12. 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






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






14. Life - Liberty - Property






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






16. Establishes the idea precendent

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18. Arbitration and Mediation






19. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






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






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






24. Termination by simply turning down the offer






25. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






26. John Roberts






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






33. No unreasonable searches or seizures






34. Judge made law






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






36. The party opposing the appeal






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






43. The sharing of powers between levels of government






44. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






45. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






46. 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.






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






48. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






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