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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Sponsor.






2. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






4. Harm caused by a deliberate action






5. Article I - Section 8

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6. Preponderance of the evidence






7. No unreasonable searches or seizures






8. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






9. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






10. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






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






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






13. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






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






15. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






16. 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






17. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






18. Forseeable harm






19. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






23. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.






24. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






26. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






27. Reasoning court gives for the holding






28. Thurgood Marshall






29. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






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






31. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured






32. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur






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






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






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






36. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






37. There was a breach of due care






38. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






46. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






48. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






49. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






50. Three.