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






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






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






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






5. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.






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






7. Reasoning court gives for the holding






8. Termination by simply turning down the offer






9. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






10. 2/3 vote






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






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






13. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge






14. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






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






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






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






18. Harm caused by a deliberate action






19. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






20. John Roberts






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






22. Presiding officer (senator)






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






24. Judge made law






25. Bottom Line answer






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






27. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






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






29. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






30. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






31. Talking trash






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






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






34. Preponderance of the evidence






35. Forseeable harm






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






37. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.






38. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger

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






40. During the option period of a contract






41. To the conference committee






42. Sponsor.






43. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






44. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






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






46. Freedom of speech.






47. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






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






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