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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






2. Baron Montesquieu






3. Reference code; label for looking the case up






4. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.






5. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. Bottom Line answer






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






13. Judge made law






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






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






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






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






18. The party opposing the appeal






19. A subtype of rejection






20. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






21. Three.






22. Injury






23. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






24. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






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






26. Talking trash






27. Forseeable harm






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






29. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






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






32. To the conference committee






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






34. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






35. 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






36. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






37. 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






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






39. Type of defense; the defendant is incapable of forming mens rea






40. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






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






42. Article I - Section 8

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






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






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






46. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






47. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






48. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






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






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