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College Business Law

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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne






2. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.






3. A person who commits a tort






4. Insanity - entrapment - self defense - defense of fam member






5. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction






6. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test






7. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.






8. Criminal act & required state of mind






9. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing






10. Offenses committed against society and its members - their property - and social order






11. Killing with aforethought






12. Jury decides verdict - precentance hearing to decide punishmet appeal the states highest court






13. Killing with aforethought






14. Tenant wrongfully stays on rental property after the tenancy ended






15. Traditional usually 30 yr period






16. Actions involving more than 50000 between citizens of different states






17. Continues forever






18. Injuring anothers rep by making false statements






19. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.






20. Pledges and subscriptions to charities






21. Property found in public place






22. People who are engaged in extremly dangerous activity may be held liable even if there was no negligence






23. Attempt to commit a battery (pointing a gun) a threat






24. Occurs when you transfer part of the term of a lease - but not the remainder of it - to someone else






25. Traditional usually 30 yr period






26. Doesnt constitute consideration everyone must follow the law






27. So one sided that it unfairly oppresses one party and unreasonably favors the other






28. A promise made by the purchaser or lessee of land that the use of the premises will conform to conditions specified by the landlord.






29. Fraud






30. Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult






31. Property right to make use of land beloning to another






32. Right to occupy property for a fixed period of time






33. Must be planned in advance - cruel way - committed while perpetrating another crime - if none apply its 2nd degree






34. Pledges and subscriptions to charities






35. Have original jurisdiction - the authority to try a case the first time its heard






36. Occurs when a person uses unfair and improper persuasive pressure to force another person to enter into an agreement(sick person/old)






37. Landlord






38. False statement made orally to a 3rd party






39. False rep of fact - rep known to be false - info relied upon - false rep resulted in a loss






40. Made any agreement made on Sunday void.






41. Preclude 'a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has - in contemplation of law - been established as the truth - either by the acts of judicial






42. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted






43. Wrong against an induv.






44. Written accusation charging suspect with crime






45. Difference between fair market value and the debt in the property






46. Takes place when a person leaves his/her property in anothers possession






47. Buyer






48. Preclude 'a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has - in contemplation of law - been established as the truth - either by the acts of judicial






49. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst






50. Unlawful resetraint of a person wheather in proision or otherwise (must use good judgement when obtaining shop lifters)