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






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






3. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






5. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






6. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






9. Majority






10. Trial.






11. Thurgood Marshall






12. Someone on the property by right of a public place. highest duty of due care is owed to avoid negligence






13. The party filing the appeal






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






15. Bottom Line answer






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






17. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant






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






19. Talking trash






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






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






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






23. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)






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






25. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






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






27. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






29. A law passed by a legislative body






30. No unreasonable searches or seizures






31. Preponderance of the evidence






32. 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.






33. There is an established duty of due care






34. Collected taxes and helped keep the peace in tenth century England. Equivalent to a modern day Sheriff.






35. There was a breach of due care






36. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






37. A subtype of rejection






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






39. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






40. Baron Montesquieu






41. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






43. The party opposing the appeal






44. 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.






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






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






47. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






48. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






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






50. 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