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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






2. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






3. Majority






4. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






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






6. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing






7. Trial.






8. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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






10. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






11. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






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






13. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






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






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






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






18. A subtype of rejection






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






20. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






22. Due process or the right to a hearing






23. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






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






25. The legal question that is posed in a case






26. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






27. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






28. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






29. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






30. Three.






31. Requires a meeting of the minds






32. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






41. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






42. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






43. To the president.






44. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






47. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






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






49. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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