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






2. 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.






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






4. The sharing of powers between levels of government






5. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.






6. Twelve.






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






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






9. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






11. Arbitration and Mediation






12. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






14. Judge made law






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






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






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






18. Life - Liberty - Property






19. There is an established duty of due care






20. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






21. The party filing the appeal






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






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






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






25. Termination by simply turning down the offer






26. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






28. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






30. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






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






32. Sandra Day Oconnor






33. Requires a meeting of the minds






34. Sponsor.






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






36. Injury






37. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






39. Factual case






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






46. 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.






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






48. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






49. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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

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