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






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






3. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis






4. Reference code; label for looking the case up






5. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 2/3 vote






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






16. Talking trash






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






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






19. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances






20. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






23. Baron Montesquieu






24. Life - Liberty - Property






25. James Madison - 1789






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






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






28. The sharing of powers between levels of government






29. A law passed by a legislative body






30. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






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






32. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






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






35. Injury






36. To the president.






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






38. Twelve.






39. Preponderance of the evidence






40. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






42. Judge made law






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






44. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






47. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






49. Reasoning court gives for the holding






50. Thurgood Marshall