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






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






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






4. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; issues a binding decision.






5. The floor/leadership - where it is debated upon with no time limit.






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






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






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






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






10. Type of intent to be proved; means the guilty act






11. 1250

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






13. Trial Court






14. Baron Montesquieu






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






16. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.






17. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






20. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






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






23. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






24. 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






25. To the president.






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






27. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






29. Business tort; defendant improperly breached contract and causes injury to plaintiff






30. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






31. John Roberts






32. No unreasonable searches or seizures






33. Arbitration and Mediation






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






35. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






36. A less serious crime often punishable by less than one year in prison






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






38. 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






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






40. 2/3 vote






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






42. Trial.






43. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






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






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






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






48. Article I - Section 8

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49. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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