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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. The party opposing the appeal






2. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






3. 1250

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4. Freedom of speech.






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






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






7. The party filing the appeal






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






9. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






10. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






12. Baron Montesquieu






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






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






15. Forbidding a law to be passed






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

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17. 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






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






19. 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






20. Article I - Section 8

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21. 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.






22. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






24. 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.






25. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






27. Forseeable harm






28. During the option period of a contract






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






30. Majority






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






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






33. To the president.






34. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






36. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






38. A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is virtually always liable for any harm that results






39. Nine.






40. 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






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






42. Cruel and unusual punishment






43. Harm caused by a deliberate action






44. Preponderance of the evidence






45. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






47. Termination by simply turning down the offer






48. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






49. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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