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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To the president.






2. Preponderance of the evidence






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






4. Requires a meeting of the minds






5. Reference code; label for looking the case up






6. Arbitration and Mediation






7. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






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






9. Forseeable harm






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






11. Due process or the right to a hearing






12. Thurgood Marshall






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






14. Majority






15. The party filing the appeal






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






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






18. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






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






20. Talking trash






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






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






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






24. Sandra Day Oconnor






25. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






27. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






28. Nine.






29. Injury






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. 2/3 vote






34. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.






35. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






36. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






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






38. Life - Liberty - Property






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






48. A subtype of rejection






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






50. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)