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College Business Law
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Make sell use invention for 17 years
Felony murder rule
tenancy sufferance
unruly child
patent
2. A person who dies without a will
pre existing duty
intestacy
express contract
drug/substance use
3. Landlord
trademark
lessor
local trial courts
sunday statutes
4. Thing that poses a risk to chldren who may be attracted to it
administrative law
attractive nusiance
codicil
easement
5. The body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government
manslaughter
petit jury
general trial courts
administrative law
6. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction
to bring a lawsuit up for fraud
federal privacy act
us court of appeals
invasion of privacy
7. Right to use water from waterway on property
embezzlement
risparian rights
equity
enforced without consideration
8. When 2 parties to a contract disagree the court uses the reasonable person test
satisfactory preformance
fixed rate morgage
unconsinable
consideration
9. Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult
common law
negligence
warranty of habitablity
unruly child
10. Doesnt constitute consideration everyone must follow the law
promise to obey the law
manslaughter
conventional morgage
tenancy at will
11. Unauthorized taking or borrowing of personal property
tenancy sufferance
extortion
conversion
promise to make a gift
12. Minors have the right to disaffirm contracts if they choose *cant affirm some parts of a contract that are favorable and dissafirm the unfavorable parts
promise to make a gift
minor
amoral
voidable contracts
13. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.
minor who claims to be over the age of majority has committed _______ and can be sued
promissory estopple
easement
tenancy sufferance
14. Tenant wrongfully stays on rental property after the tenancy ended
tenancy sufferance
trademark
protective orderr
torte feasor
15. Attempt to commit a battery (pointing a gun) a threat
consideration
promissory estopple
assault
supreme court
16. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong
defamation
slander
copyright
morality
17. Written accusation charging suspect with crime
invasion of privacy
indictment
probate courts
bailment
18. Traditional usually 30 yr period
gift
6 contract elements
conventional morgage
Lawsuit must prove 4 things
19. Seller
Federal and state constitution
grantor
equitable estopple
misplaced property
20. Life of author plus 50 years
intestacy
copyright
slander
crime
21. An act against the public good - punishable by a fine - imprisonment or both
steps in a jury trial
contributory negligence
crime
licensing statute
22. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted
us court of appeals
promissory estopple
bailee
embezzlement
23. Stated in words and may be oral or written
tenancy for years
morgage
statuatory law
express contract
24. Occurs when a person uses unfair and improper persuasive pressure to force another person to enter into an agreement(sick person/old)
greatest good principle
grantor
undue influence
invasion of privacy
25. So one sided that it unfairly oppresses one party and unreasonably favors the other
general trial courts
undue influence
tenancy sufferance
unconsinable
26. Fixed payments during the life of a loan but one large paymnt at the end
balloon payment
voluntary man slaughter
juvinile cases
bribery
27. Decide wheather a person on trial is guilty or innocent
slander
petit jury
district courts
federal privacy act
28. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity
ethics
1st degree murder
torte feasor
bribery
29. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity
bailor
termination of an offer
bribery
public policy
30. Leagal doc containing a short and plain statement against the defendaant the clerk of courts issue a summons notice to the defendant that a lawsuit has begun
evaluation contradictory terms
motor vehicle violations
quitclaim deed
complaint
31. Must be returned to owner if can be found - perosn has right to lost property until the owner is found
lost property
conversion
morality
arraginment
32. False statement made orally to a 3rd party
strict liablity
slander
forgery
pre existing duty
33. Substitution of one contract for another often used to settle an honest disagremment of amount
accord and satisfaction
economic duress
addiction
quitclaim deed
34. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract
capactiy
promissory estopple
criminal act
bribery
35. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
negligence
indictment
fixed rate morgage
reward
36. Not doing something you have a legal right to do
defenses of crimes
price fixing
special federal courts
forebearance
37. Takes place when a person leaves his/her property in anothers possession
bailment
statuatory law
strict liablity
licensing statute
38. Part of the plaintiff that asisted in causing his/hr injuries
promissory estopple
probate
trademark
contributory negligence
39. Handle estates of the deceased
burgulary
murder (homicide)
steps in a jury trial
probate courts
40. A promise made by the purchaser or lessee of land that the use of the premises will conform to conditions specified by the landlord.
sunday statutes
eminent domain
covenants
greatest good principle
41. Injuring anothers rep by making false statements
general warranty deed
addiction
3 requirements of an offer
defamation
42. Buyer
promissory estopple
tangible property
lessee
grantee
43. Unlawful toutching of another person
forgery
larceny by false pretenses (fraud)
defenses of crimes
battery
44. An offer to do what you have agreed to do also known as tender of preformance
Felony murder rule
tender
federal privacy act
fixed rate morgage
45. A written instrument by which the borrower pledges real property to the lender
voluntary man slaughter
morgage
death penalty
termination of an offer
46. Tom ake consumers aware of borrowing money the federal gov passed this
agreements to obstruct justice
conventional morgage
nuisance
truth in lending act
47. Only entitled to reward if you know about it
reward
satisfactory preformance
general trial courts
promissory estopple
48. Entering a b uliding to commit a crime
burgulary
copyright
reward
protective orderr
49. Order from the court to stop certain actions and cease contact
protective orderr
periodic tenancency
involuntary manslaughter
1st degree murder
50. Man who makes a will
tender
capactiy
testator
probate