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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






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






3. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






4. Reasoning court gives for the holding






5. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






6. To the conference committee






7. Forseeable harm






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






9. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






10. James Madison - 1789






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






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






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






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






15. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






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






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






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






19. Termination when an offer specifies a time limit for acceptance and the period is binding.






20. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






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






22. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.






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






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






25. Nine.






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






27. 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






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






29. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






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






32. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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






34. Baron Montesquieu






35. There is an established duty of due care






36. A law passed by a legislative body






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






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






39. Thurgood Marshall






40. Factual case






41. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






42. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






43. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






45. Establishes the idea precendent

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






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






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






49. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






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







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