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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 less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison






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






3. The party opposing the appeal






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






5. Forbidding a law to be passed






6. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






9. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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






11. Article I - Section 8

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






13. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






14. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






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






17. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






18. 1250

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19. 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.






20. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






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






22. Due process or the right to a hearing






23. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers






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






25. Trial.






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






27. Life - Liberty - Property






28. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






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






31. 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






32. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






34. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






36. Presiding officer (senator)






37. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Twelve.






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






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






48. Baron Montesquieu






49. A subtype of rejection






50. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care