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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






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






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






4. Cruel and unusual punishment






5. James Madison - 1789






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






7. Sponsor.






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






9. Forbidding a law to be passed






10. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






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






12. Injury






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






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






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






16. The party filing the appeal






17. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






20. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed






21. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






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






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






24. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






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






27. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






29. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






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






31. Twelve.






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






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






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






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






41. Judge made law






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






43. Trial.






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






45. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






47. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






48. 2/3 vote






49. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






50. 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.







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