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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. For the defendant to be liable - the type of harm must have been reasonably forseeable.






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






3. Talking trash






4. To the president.






5. A subtype of rejection






6. 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.






7. The party filing the appeal






8. Three.






9. No unreasonable searches or seizures






10. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






11. Trial.






12. Trial Court






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






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






15. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






17. Baron Montesquieu






18. Reference code; label for looking the case up






19. 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






20. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






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






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






23. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






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






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






27. 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






28. The legal question that is posed in a case






29. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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






31. 2/3 vote






32. 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






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






34. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






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






36. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






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






38. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Requires a meeting of the minds






46. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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






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






49. There is an established duty of due care






50. Sponsor.