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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. Harm caused by a deliberate action






2. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






3. Three.






4. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






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






7. The sharing of powers between levels of government






8. James Madison - 1789






9. Requires a meeting of the minds






10. Judge made law






11. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






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






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






16. There is an established duty of due care






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






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






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






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






21. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






22. A law passed by a legislative body






23. Arbitration and Mediation






24. A subtype of rejection






25. 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






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






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






28. Trial Court






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






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






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






32. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






33. Termination by simply turning down the offer






34. Forbidding a law to be passed






35. There was a breach of due care






36. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






37. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






39. Forseeable harm






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






41. 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






42. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






44. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






45. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing






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






47. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection






48. 2/3 vote






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






50. Life - Liberty - Property






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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