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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. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






8. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






9. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






10. Talking trash






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






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






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






14. Cruel and unusual punishment






15. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.






16. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






17. Judge made law






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






19. Procedures for academic dismissal or dismissal from a government job






20. Trial.






21. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny






22. The party filing the appeal






23. Injury






24. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






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






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






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






28. 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






29. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






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






31. Trial Court






32. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






33. Thurgood Marshall






34. A subtype of rejection






35. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






37. Freedom of speech.






38. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






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






40. Forbidding a law to be passed






41. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






42. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






43. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.






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






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






46. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






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






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






50. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.