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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






2. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






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






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






6. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






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






9. Aricle IV section 2 of the constitution that states that the constitution and the united States are the laws of the land. Federal government trumps state law






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






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






12. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






14. Forseeable harm






15. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






16. Talking trash






17. Presiding officer (senator)






18. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






20. Trial.






21. System of checks and balances within the federal government






22. John Roberts






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






24. Baron Montesquieu






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






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






27. Nine.






28. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






29. Article I - Section 8

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30. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.






31. There was a breach of due care






32. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






33. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






35. A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is virtually always liable for any harm that results






36. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






37. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






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






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






41. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






44. Life - Liberty - Property






45. A subtype of rejection






46. To the conference committee






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






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






49. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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