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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. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






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






3. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






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






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






6. Freedom of speech.






7. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






8. The party filing the appeal






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






10. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.






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






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






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






14. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






15. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






16. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






17. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






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






20. Arbitration and Mediation






21. Forbidding a law to be passed






22. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






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






25. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






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






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






29. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






30. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.






31. Establishes the idea precendent

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






33. Bottom Line answer






34. Article I - Section 8

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35. Presiding officer (senator)






36. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






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






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






39. Forseeable harm






40. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






41. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






43. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath






44. Life - Liberty - Property






45. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






47. 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






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






49. 1250

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50. Trial Court