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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
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1. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured






2. A law passed by a legislative body






3. Baron Montesquieu






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






5. Trial Court






6. During the option period of a contract






7. The sharing of powers between levels of government






8. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






9. 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.






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






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






12. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






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






15. Factual case






16. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






18. Forseeable harm






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






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






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






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






23. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






24. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






26. To the conference committee






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






28. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






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






31. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






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






33. Race - ethincity and fundamental rights; Any government action that intentionally discriminates against racial or ethnic minorities or interferes with a fundamental right is presumed invalid.






34. John Roberts






35. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






36. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






37. Life - Liberty - Property






38. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






39. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge






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






41. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.






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






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






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






45. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






46. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger

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47. Injury






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






49. Bottom Line answer






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