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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






2. Twelve.






3. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






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






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






7. To the conference committee






8. Nine.






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






10. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






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






13. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






14. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






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






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






17. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






18. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






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






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






22. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






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






26. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






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






28. Freedom of speech.






29. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






30. The legal question that is posed in a case






31. Requires a meeting of the minds






32. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






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






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






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


36. John Roberts






37. Factual case






38. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. No self incrimination / due process (miranda warnings)






46. Life - Liberty - Property






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






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






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






50. Trial Court