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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






2. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






3. 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.






4. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






5. 2/3 vote






6. Twelve.






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






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






9. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






10. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






12. Trial.






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






14. 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






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






16. There is an established duty of due care






17. The party opposing the appeal






18. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)






19. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






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






21. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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

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






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






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






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






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






28. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






30. A plaintiff may generally recover even if he/she is partially negligible






31. The sharing of powers between levels of government






32. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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






35. Sponsor.






36. Judge made law






37. 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.






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






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






40. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






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






42. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






45. Three.






46. Nine.






47. During the option period of a contract






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






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






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