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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






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






4. Majority






5. Three.






6. A law passed by a legislative body






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






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






9. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






10. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






12. 2/3 vote






13. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






14. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






15. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






16. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






19. To the president.






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






21. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






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






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






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






27. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury






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






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






30. The facts imply that the defendants negligence caused the act; 'the thing speaks for itself'






31. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






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






33. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






34. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






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






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






38. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






39. The party opposing the appeal






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






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






42. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






43. Bottom Line answer






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






45. Establishes the idea precendent

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






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






48. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






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






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






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