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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






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






4. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances






5. The party opposing the appeal






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






7. To the conference committee






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Trial.






13. System of checks and balances within the federal government






14. Reasoning court gives for the holding






15. 2/3 vote






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






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






18. 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






19. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed






20. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






21. A law passed by a legislative body






22. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






23. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






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






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






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






28. Baron Montesquieu






29. Twelve.






30. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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






33. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






34. Life - Liberty - Property






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






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






37. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






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






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






40. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






42. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






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






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






46. Establishes the idea precendent

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47. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






48. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






49. Forseeable harm






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