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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. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






4. Majority






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






6. Sandra Day Oconnor






7. The sharing of powers between levels of government






8. Talking trash






9. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger

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10. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny






11. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






12. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.






13. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply






14. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






15. To the president.






16. Factual case






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






18. To the conference committee






19. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






22. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






23. During the option period of a contract






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






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






26. Forseeable harm






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






28. Article I - Section 8

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






30. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






31. Three.






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






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






34. Trial.






35. 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






36. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






38. 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






39. 1250

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






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






42. System of checks and balances within the federal government






43. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






44. No unreasonable searches or seizures






45. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






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






47. A law passed by a legislative body






48. Nine.






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






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