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1. 14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law - and has been used to combat discrimination
Respondent
Equal protection clause
Standing to sue
Motion
2. Claims
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Alleges
Cyber torts
Counterclaim
3. The idea that the goal of society should be the greatest happiness for the greatest number of its citizens
Cyber torts
First Amendment
citation
tilitarinism
4. (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
Arbitration clause
Courts of law
Contributory negligence
ordinaces
5. 1. That the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 2. The the defendant breached that duty. 3. That the defendant's breach caused the plaintiff's injury. 4. That the defendants breach caused the plaintiff's injury and that injury was forseea
Proximate cause
Small Claims courts
Negligence
Slander of quality
6. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Counterclaim
establishment clause
Alternative dispute resolution
Fifth Amendment
7. The moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty - A concept developed by the philosopher Immanuel Kant as an ethical guideline for behavior. In deciding whether an action is right or wrong a person should evaluate the action in terms o
Categorical imperative
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Writ of execution
Counterclaim
8. When the matter is between private parties the constitution laws do not apply. Between individuals and government organizations then constitutional laws apply.
When constitutional lawz apply
Online dispute resolution
Sociological school
Comparative negligence
9. The publication of false information about another's product - alleging that it is not what its seller claims.
Complaint
Civil Law
Slander of quality
Assumption of risk
10. A federal - state - or local government unit established to perform a specific function. Administrative agencies are created and authorized by legislative bodies to administer and enforce specific laws.
Proximate cause
Question of fact
Third Amendment
Administrative agency
11. A clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
State and Federal Court Systems
Cost-benefit analysis
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Arbitration clause
12. Handle only bankruptcy proceedings - which are governed by federal bankruptcy law
Bankruptcy courts
Principle of rights
Arbitration
Ethical reasoning
13. A warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court
Probable cause
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Ethical reasoning
Search warrant
14. A controversey that is not hypotheical or academic but real and substansial; a requirement the must be satisfied before a court will hear a case
Disparagement of property
Justicable controversy
American Arbitration Association
Analogy
15. Private proceeding in which each party to a dispute argues its position before the other side - and vice versa. A neutral third party may be present and act as an adviser if the parties fail to reach an agreement
laches
Negotiation
First Amendment
Mini-trial
16. Previously decided cases that are as similar as possible to the one under consideration
Disparagement of property
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Cases on point
Alleges
17. State statute that permits a state to obtain personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants
Alleges
Statues of limitation
Long arm statue
Slander of quality
18. Based on the idea that law is just one of many institutions in society and that it is shaped by social forces and needs
Legal realism
Free exercise clause
Administrative law
Standing to sue
19. An order to appear in person at a given place and time
Arbitrability
Summons
Rules of evidence
In rem jurisdiction
20. 1. employee activity within scope of employment 2. employee is negligent
Cross-examination
Analogy
Seventh Amendment
Respondent Superior
21. A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Trespass to land
Slander of quality
Equal protection clause
Damages
22. An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Rule of four
law
Precedent
Criminal law
23. The obligation of organization management to make decisions and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization
Remedies
Corporate social responsibility
American Arbitration Association
Probable cause
24. A computer program that is designed to block access to certain Web sites based on their content. The software blocks the retrieval of a site whose URL or key words are on a list within the program.
State level appeal eligibility
Complaint
Probate courts
Filtering software
25. The body of conventional - or written - law of a particular society at a particular point in time.
Writ of certiorari
Relevant evidence
Motion for a directed verdict
positive law
26. Relieve you of some liability when reasonable care is used
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Business Ethics
Good samaritan statues
uniform laws
27. The location where something takes place - esp. a trial
Torts(Wrongs)
Strict product liability
Affirmative defense
Venue
28. (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Filtering software
Tenth Amendment
Mini-trial
Probable cause
29. Everyone in the commercial chain will be liable for the defect. (manafacturer - distrubutor - retailer) *end user is not in the commercial chain.
Strict product liability
Respondent
Answer
Justicable controversy
30. Adj. from the Latin 'against or about a thing -' referring to a lawsuit or other legal action directed toward property - rather than toward a particular person. Thus - if title to property is the issue - the action is 'in rem.' The term is important
Writ of execution
In rem jurisdiction
Contributory negligence
Standing to sue
31. A condensed written summary or abstract
Compensatory damages
Legal realism
Brief
Federal form of government
32. A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do
Motion for judgement as a matter of law
Malpractice
Writ of execution
Relevant evidence
33. A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Natural law
laches
Opinions
34. Set of books containing published court decisions
Reporters
American Arbitration Association
Justicable controversy
Commerce clause
35. To confirm priestly authority upon
Sociological school
ordinaces
Opening statements
Counterclaim
36. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem as deemed by widely held belief.
Public Policy
Respondent
ordinaces
Small Claims courts
37. A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher then the laws created by the government. Laws must be obeyed - even if they are unjust - to prevent anarchy.
positivist school
Bankruptcy courts
Courts of equity
Origins Of Common Law
38. Questioning of a witness during a trial or during the taking of a deposition - by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.
Cross-examination
Service of process
Case law
breaches
39. Law concerned with private wrongs against individuals
Privileges and and immunities clause
Civil Law
Statues of limitation
Defenses to negligence
40. The power to speak the law.
Jurisdiction
Syllogism
Motion
Independent regulatory agencies
41. Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions
Case Precedents and the doctrine of stare decisis
Constitutional Law
laches
due proccess clause
42. (accident - breach of contract - or other event) > Party consults with Attorney(Initial client interview - signing of retainer agreement) > Informal investigation > Plaintiffs attorney files complaint > Defendant attorney files answer to complaint or
Service of process
Stages in an A Typical Lawsuit
Arbitration
Rule of four
43. If the injured party can be made whole by receiving something of economic value - the remedy is a legal remedy [damages] - if a remedy at law is inadequate - a litigant may seek a remedy in equity - which involves notions of fair dealing and justice
Rebuttal
Free exercise clause
Legal and Equitable Remedies
Justicable controversy
44. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Public Policy
Common law
Rebuttal
Legal reasoning
45. An ethical principle that holds that you should never take any action that infringes on others; agreed-upon rights
Arbitration clause
Bill of Rights
Stare Decisis and legal Reasoning
Principle of rights
46. The question of whether an issue lies within the authority and jurisdiction of the arbitrator. A matter may be declared non-arbitrable either because certain steps - timetables and procedures have not been followed prior to submitting it to arbitrati
Arbitrability
Concurrent Jurisdiction
voir dire
Online dispute resolution
47. A question asked to determine what is true or to what extent something is true
Litigation
Question of fact
Statues of limitation
Concurrent Jurisdiction
48. A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Corporate social responsibility
Complaint
Default judgement
tilitarinism
49. A court will award money or other relief to a party injured by a breach of contract
Constitutional Law
Administrative agency
Remedies
abnormally dangerous
50. Rules governing the admissibility of evidence in trial courts.
Trespass to personal property
Ethical reasoning
Rules of evidence
Contributory negligence
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