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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. Due process or the right to a hearing






2. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






4. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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






7. Thurgood Marshall






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






9. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






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






11. Factual case






12. Forbidding a law to be passed






13. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






14. Judge made law






15. John Roberts






16. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






28. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant






29. 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.






30. 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






31. James Madison - 1789






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






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






34. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






36. During the option period of a contract






37. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






39. 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






40. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






42. The party filing the appeal






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






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






45. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






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






48. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






50. Attorneys ask jurors a set of questions to determine bias