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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






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






3. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






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






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






6. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger

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7. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






9. Trial.






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






11. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






13. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison






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






15. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






17. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






19. To the president.






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






21. 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






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






23. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.






24. 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.






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






26. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






28. Reasoning court gives for the holding






29. Freedom of speech.






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






31. 1250

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






33. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis






34. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






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






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






38. John Roberts






39. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






40. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






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






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






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






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






46. Section of the fourteenth amendment where courts must provide equal protection to all cases based on scrutiny






47. 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






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






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






50. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer