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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






2. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






4. Three.






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






6. Race - ethincity and fundamental rights; Any government action that intentionally discriminates against racial or ethnic minorities or interferes with a fundamental right is presumed invalid.






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






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






9. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






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






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






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






14. Injury






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






16. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






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






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






20. Due process or the right to a hearing






21. Cruel and unusual punishment






22. Forseeable harm






23. Sponsor.






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






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






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






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






28. 2/3 vote






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






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






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






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






33. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






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






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

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






37. The opinion of Judges who agree with the holding - but for different reasons.






38. Capacity; the parties must be adults and mentally competent






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






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






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






42. Baron Montesquieu






43. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






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






46. Majority






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






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






49. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






50. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care