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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Arbitration and Mediation






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






11. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






13. Reasoning court gives for the holding






14. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






16. Bottom Line answer






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






18. Thurgood Marshall






19. There was a breach of due care






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






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






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. The legal question that is posed in a case






24. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






25. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






26. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






27. Presiding officer (senator)






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






29. Life - Liberty - Property






30. Majority






31. 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.






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






33. Cruel and unusual punishment






34. Talking trash






35. Reference code; label for looking the case up






36. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






37. A subtype of rejection






38. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






40. 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






41. Baron Montesquieu






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






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






44. System of checks and balances within the federal government






45. Three.






46. To the conference committee






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






48. Sponsor.






49. A law passed by a legislative body






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