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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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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. James Madison - 1789






3. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






4. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






6. Majority






7. Trial.






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






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






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






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






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






13. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






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






17. Forbidding a law to be passed






18. There was a breach of due care






19. Factual case






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






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






22. 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






23. Reasoning court gives for the holding






24. Freedom of speech.






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. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






28. Judge made law






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






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






31. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






32. Capacity; the parties must be adults and mentally competent






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






34. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






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






37. Forseeable harm






38. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'






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






40. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.






41. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






42. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






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






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






46. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






48. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






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