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






2. There is an established duty of due care






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






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






5. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






6. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






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






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






10. The legal question that is posed in a case






11. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






12. The party opposing the appeal






13. Talking trash






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






15. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






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






17. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






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






19. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






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






21. A violation of a duty imposed by a civil law.






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






23. During the option period of a contract






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






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






26. Life - Liberty - Property






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






28. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






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






31. Twelve.






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

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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






40. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






41. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






43. Forseeable harm






44. The sharing of powers between levels of government






45. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






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






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






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






50. Written questions that the opposing party must answer in writing under oath