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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






2. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






4. Harm caused by a deliberate action






5. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






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






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






9. Baron Montesquieu






10. Presiding officer (senator)






11. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






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






13. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






14. Nine.






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






16. Majority






17. James Madison - 1789






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






19. A subtype of rejection






20. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






21. 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.






22. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






24. There is an established duty of due care






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






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






27. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






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






30. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






32. There was a breach of due care






33. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






34. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






35. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.






36. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






37. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






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






39. Trial Court






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






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






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






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






44. 2/3 vote






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






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






47. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.






48. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






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