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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Nine.






9. 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






10. Harm caused by a deliberate action






11. There is an established duty of due care






12. Preponderance of the evidence






13. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






14. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






15. There was a breach of due care






16. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






17. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






19. Trial.






20. Reasoning court gives for the holding






21. Cruel and unusual punishment






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. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






24. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






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






27. The sharing of powers between levels of government






28. Baron Montesquieu






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






30. James Madison - 1789






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






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






33. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.






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






35. Trial Court






36. Factual case






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






38. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






39. To the conference committee






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






41. Thurgood Marshall






42. 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






43. If a company does not address an insubordinate employee - they become liable






44. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






46. Life - Liberty - Property






47. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






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






50. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property