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






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






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






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






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






6. Requires a meeting of the minds






7. Forbidding a law to be passed






8. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






9. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






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






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






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






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






14. Baron Montesquieu






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






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






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






18. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






19. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






20. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






21. Talking trash






22. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






24. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






27. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






28. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






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






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






31. To the president.






32. Forseeable harm






33. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Trial Court






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






42. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






43. During the option period of a contract






44. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






45. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






46. Type of defense; the defendant is incapable of forming mens rea






47. Arbitration and Mediation






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






49. 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






50. Presiding officer (senator)