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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. Trial.






2. 1250

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






4. Freedom of speech.






5. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






7. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






9. John Roberts






10. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






11. Three.






12. Preponderance of the evidence






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






14. Establishes the idea precendent

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






16. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






17. 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






18. The party filing the appeal






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






20. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






23. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






24. 2/3 vote






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






26. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






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






29. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






30. The party opposing the appeal






31. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury






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






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






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






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






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






37. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. System of checks and balances within the federal government






45. Sponsor.






46. Attorneys ask jurors a set of questions to determine bias






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






48. Talking trash






49. Nine.






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