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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. The opinion of Judges who agree with the holding - but for different reasons.






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






3. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






4. Bottom Line answer






5. Life - Liberty - Property






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7. Requires a meeting of the minds






8. Three.






9. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






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






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






13. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.






14. John Roberts






15. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






17. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






18. Harm caused by a deliberate action






19. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






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






21. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






29. There is an established duty of due care






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






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






32. Injuries caused by neglect and oversight rather than deliberate conduct.






33. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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






35. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






36. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. A subtype of rejection






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






43. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






44. Forseeable harm






45. The party filing the appeal






46. Forbidding a law to be passed






47. The legal question that is posed in a case






48. Factual case






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






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