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






2. 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






3. Injury






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






5. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.






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






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






8. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






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






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






11. To the president.






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






13. Arbitration and Mediation






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






15. The party filing the appeal






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






17. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.






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






19. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.






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






21. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






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






24. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






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






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






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

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






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






30. 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






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






32. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






33. Article I - Section 8

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






35. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






37. Trial Court






38. Majority






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






40. Forseeable harm






41. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






43. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






44. Talking trash






45. Requires a meeting of the minds






46. The party opposing the appeal






47. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur






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






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






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