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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. 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






2. Judge made law






3. 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






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






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






6. There was a breach of due care






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The party filing the appeal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






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






29. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.






30. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






31. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






32. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






33. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






35. 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.






36. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur






37. During the option period of a contract






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






39. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






40. Talking trash






41. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






42. Termination by simply turning down the offer






43. 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






44. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






46. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






47. Reasoning court gives for the holding






48. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






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






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