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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. John Roberts






2. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






3. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






4. Thurgood Marshall






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






6. Requires a meeting of the minds






7. During the option period of a contract






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






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






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






11. Arbitration and Mediation






12. James Madison - 1789






13. To the president.






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






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






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






17. Presiding officer (senator)






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






19. Sandra Day Oconnor






20. Talking trash






21. Trial.






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






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






24. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed






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






26. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






27. Majority






28. Life - Liberty - Property






29. 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






30. 1250

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31. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






37. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






47. 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






48. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






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






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