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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Termination by simply turning down the offer






2. Twelve.






3. No unreasonable searches or seizures






4. Reference code; label for looking the case up






5. 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






6. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)






7. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






8. Sponsor.






9. The sharing of powers between levels of government






10. Trial Court






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






12. Baron Montesquieu






13. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






14. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






17. A law passed by a legislative body






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






25. There was a breach of due care






26. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






28. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






29. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






30. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






31. During the option period of a contract






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






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






34. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






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






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






38. Arbitration and Mediation






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






40. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






42. To the conference committee






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






44. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






45. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






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






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






48. Trial.






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






50. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.