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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Judge made law






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






3. 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






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






5. Three.






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






7. A subtype of rejection






8. Majority






9. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






11. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






12. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






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






14. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






15. Forseeable harm






16. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection






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






18. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






20. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






21. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






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






23. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






30. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'






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






32. Establishes the idea precendent

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33. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






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






36. Pretrial motions; motions for a summary judgement; asks the court to resolve a lawsuit before it goes to trial






37. 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.






38. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






40. Factual case






41. Due process or the right to a hearing






42. Thurgood Marshall






43. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






45. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






47. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






48. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






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