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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. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






3. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






5. Baron Montesquieu






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






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






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






9. Twelve.






10. 1250

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11. To the conference committee






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






13. Thurgood Marshall






14. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






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






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






17. 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






18. Establishes the idea precendent

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19. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






21. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






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






23. Forseeable harm






24. Reference code; label for looking the case up






25. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






26. 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.






27. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






28. Talking trash






29. No unreasonable searches or seizures






30. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






32. 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






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






34. 2/3 vote






35. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






36. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






38. There is an established duty of due care






39. Nine.






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






41. John Roberts






42. To the president.






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






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






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






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






47. Forbidding a law to be passed






48. Three.






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






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