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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave






2. Forbidding a law to be passed






3. There was a breach of due care






4. Baron Montesquieu






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






6. Arbitration and Mediation






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






8. Presiding officer (senator)






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






10. Due process or the right to a hearing






11. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






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






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






15. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






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






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






19. Sponsor.






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. System of checks and balances within the federal government






26. To the conference committee






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






28. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






29. A subtype of rejection






30. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






31. John Roberts






32. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






35. The party filing the appeal






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






37. To the president.






38. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






39. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






40. 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






41. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






42. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






45. Harm caused by a deliberate action






46. 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.






47. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






48. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






49. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






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







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