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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






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






13. Arbitration and Mediation






14. The party filing the appeal






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






16. Talking trash






17. Presiding officer (senator)






18. Forseeable harm






19. Forbidding a law to be passed






20. During the option period of a contract






21. A subtype of rejection






22. Injury






23. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






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






27. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






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






30. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






31. Trial.






32. 1250


33. Three.






34. 2/3 vote






35. Due process or the right to a hearing






36. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






38. Thurgood Marshall






39. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






40. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






41. To the conference committee






42. The sharing of powers between levels of government






43. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection






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






45. There was a breach of due care






46. James Madison - 1789






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






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






49. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial






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