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






2. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






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






4. Sandra Day Oconnor






5. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.






6. The sharing of powers between levels of government






7. Three.






8. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






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






10. The opinion of Judges who agree with the holding - but for different reasons.






11. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






12. A law passed by a legislative body






13. Bottom Line answer






14. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured






15. Arbitration and Mediation






16. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






17. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison






18. 1250

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19. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






20. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






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






22. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






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






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






25. To the president.






26. Collected taxes and helped keep the peace in tenth century England. Equivalent to a modern day Sheriff.






27. 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






28. Forseeable harm






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






30. Cruel and unusual punishment






31. Trial.






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






33. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






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






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






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






37. Article I - Section 8

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






39. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






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






41. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






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






43. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






44. Baron Montesquieu






45. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






46. Type of intentnional tort; intentionally entering land that belongs to someone else or remaining on land after being asked to leave






47. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






49. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






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