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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. The process of one party's lawyer to question the other party or a potential witness under oath.






2. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






3. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






6. During the option period of a contract






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






8. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.






9. Aricle IV section 2 of the constitution that states that the constitution and the united States are the laws of the land. Federal government trumps state law






10. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






11. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






12. John Roberts






13. The party filing the appeal






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






15. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






16. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






17. A law passed by a legislative body






18. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






19. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






20. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers






21. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






22. 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






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






24. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






25. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






26. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






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






28. Arbitration and Mediation






29. The legal question that is posed in a case






30. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant






31. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






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






33. Article I - Section 8

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34. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






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






36. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






37. Judge made law






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






39. Life - Liberty - Property






40. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)






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






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






43. Reasoning court gives for the holding






44. The party opposing the appeal






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






46. The sharing of powers between levels of government






47. Trial.






48. Establishes the idea precendent

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49. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






50. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law







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