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






2. Life - Liberty - Property






3. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






4. Three.






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






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






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






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






9. The party opposing the appeal






10. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






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






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






13. Thurgood Marshall






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






15. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






16. Trial Court






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






18. 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.






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






20. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.






21. The party filing the appeal






22. Baron Montesquieu






23. A law passed by a legislative body






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






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






26. 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






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






28. James Madison - 1789






29. 1250

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30. Forseeable harm






31. Talking trash






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






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






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






35. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






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






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






38. Article I - Section 8

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






40. To the president.






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






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






43. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






45. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






46. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






48. 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






49. To the conference committee






50. No unreasonable searches or seizures