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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Faking car accidents and injury in order to gain a settlement






2. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






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






5. Arbitration and Mediation






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






7. 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






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






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






10. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






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






13. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






15. Reference code; label for looking the case up






16. No unreasonable searches or seizures






17. 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.






18. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






20. Someone on the property by right of a public place. highest duty of due care is owed to avoid negligence






21. Forseeable harm






22. To the conference committee






23. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






24. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






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






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






27. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Article I - Section 8

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






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






38. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






40. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






41. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






43. Three.






44. A law passed by a legislative body






45. 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.






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






47. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






48. Cruel and unusual punishment






49. The sharing of powers between levels of government






50. Freedom of speech.