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






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






3. Requires a meeting of the minds






4. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






5. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






6. Establishes the idea precendent

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7. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






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






11. Trial.






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






13. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






14. Bottom Line answer






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






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






17. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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

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19. The party filing the appeal






20. Forbidding a law to be passed






21. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison






22. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






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






24. Thurgood Marshall






25. John Roberts






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






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






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






29. Nine.






30. 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






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






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






33. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






35. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






36. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






39. Due process or the right to a hearing






40. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






41. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






42. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers






43. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






44. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






45. A law passed by a legislative body






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






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






48. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






49. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






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