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






2. Freedom of speech.






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






4. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






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






6. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






7. Cruel and unusual punishment






8. Life - Liberty - Property






9. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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






11. Sponsor.






12. Article I - Section 8

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13. Thurgood Marshall






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






15. Presiding officer (senator)






16. 1250

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






18. 2/3 vote






19. Trial.






20. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






21. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






22. Sandra Day Oconnor






23. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






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






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






27. The legal question that is posed in a case






28. There was a breach of due care






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






30. Trial Court






31. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






32. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






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






35. Requires a meeting of the minds






36. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






38. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing






39. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






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






43. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






46. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






48. Three.






49. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






50. To the conference committee