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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. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






3. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






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






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






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






9. Injury






10. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






11. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






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






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






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






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. (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. Reasoning court gives for the holding






19. Sponsor.






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






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






22. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






23. 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.






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






25. Life - Liberty - Property






26. Collected taxes and helped keep the peace in tenth century England. Equivalent to a modern day Sheriff.






27. A subtype of rejection






28. Trial Court






29. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






30. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






32. Using false statements or bribes to obtain medicare payments from the federal or state government






33. There is an established duty of due care






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






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






36. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






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






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






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






40. Harm caused by a deliberate action






41. Requires a meeting of the minds






42. Nine.






43. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






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






45. Talking trash






46. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






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






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






50. The party opposing the appeal