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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






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. A law passed by a legislative body






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






5. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






6. To the conference committee






7. Thurgood Marshall






8. The party opposing the appeal






9. Life - Liberty - Property






10. James Madison - 1789






11. Three.






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






13. Termination when the offeror dies or the physical contract is destroyed






14. 2/3 vote






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






16. The legal question that is posed in a case






17. Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or property






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






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






20. Baron Montesquieu






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






22. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






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






25. A subtype of rejection






26. 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






27. John Roberts






28. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






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






30. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






32. Majority






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






34. Nine.






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






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






37. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






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






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






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






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






42. The party filing the appeal






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






44. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger


45. Reference code; label for looking the case up






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






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






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






49. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






50. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)