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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 court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






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






3. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






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






5. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






6. 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






7. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






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






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






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






12. During the option period of a contract






13. Trial Court






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






15. Establishes the idea precendent

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16. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






17. To the president.






18. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






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






21. Three.






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






23. A law passed by a legislative body






24. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






25. Talking trash






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






27. An offered can be terminated anytime before the offer has been accepted.






28. Harm caused by a deliberate action






29. Baron Montesquieu






30. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






32. 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






33. To the conference committee






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






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






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






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






38. It must be voted on and approved by both houses and then approved by the president. then it is a law






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






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






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






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






43. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






44. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






45. Life - Liberty - Property






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






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






48. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






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