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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. There is an established duty of due care






2. Freedom of speech.






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






4. Talking trash






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






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






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






8. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






10. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






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






12. To the president.






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






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






15. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






16. 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






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






19. 2/3 vote






20. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






21. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial






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






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






24. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






25. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






26. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






27. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






29. Twelve.






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






31. Type of business crime; the trespassing taking of personal property with intent to steal it. defendant never had the right to have said property in posession






32. Judge made law






33. Cruel and unusual punishment






34. Preponderance of the evidence






35. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






37. Reference code; label for looking the case up






38. The legal question that is posed in a case






39. 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.






40. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.






41. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






42. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






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






45. 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






46. Injury






47. John Roberts






48. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave






49. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.






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