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






2. 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






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






4. The study of how people ought to act; does not always mean legal.






5. Talking trash






6. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






7. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






8. Aka imminent domain; government cant take a persons land unless they prove it will be used for a public purpose and provide proper compensation.






9. The party filing the appeal






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






11. During the option period of a contract






12. 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






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






14. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






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






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






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






19. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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






22. Judge made law






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






24. To the president.






25. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






27. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






28. Factual case






29. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






31. Freedom of speech.






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






33. Thurgood Marshall






34. Preponderance of the evidence






35. Sandra Day Oconnor






36. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






37. To the conference committee






38. Life - Liberty - Property






39. Presiding officer (senator)






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






41. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






42. 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.






43. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






45. Bottom Line answer






46. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






47. Majority






48. Requires a meeting of the minds






49. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






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