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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. John Roberts






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






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






4. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






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






7. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






9. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.






10. Trial Court






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






12. System of checks and balances within the federal government






13. A subtype of rejection






14. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






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






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






18. Judge made law






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






20. During the option period of a contract






21. Factual case






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






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






24. No unreasonable searches or seizures






25. Life - Liberty - Property






26. Sponsor.






27. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Talking trash






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 intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






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






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






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






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






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






43. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






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






45. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






48. Forbidding a law to be passed






49. Thurgood Marshall






50. Legality; the subject matter must be legal