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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. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






3. No unreasonable searches or seizures






4. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






7. A subtype of rejection






8. During the option period of a contract






9. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






10. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






11. Reasoning court gives for the holding






12. Factual case






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






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






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






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






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






18. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






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






21. Twelve.






22. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






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






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






25. 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






26. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)






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






28. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances






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






30. James Madison - 1789






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






32. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






35. Life - Liberty - Property






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






37. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






39. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






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






41. 2/3 vote






42. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






43. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






44. Judge made law






45. To the conference committee






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






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






48. Termination by simply turning down the offer






49. Cruel and unusual punishment






50. Harm caused by a deliberate action