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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Talking trash






2. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






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






4. Factual case






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






6. Sandra Day Oconnor






7. A law passed by a legislative body






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






9. John Roberts






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






11. To the conference committee






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






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






14. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






15. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






18. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






19. A tithing of 10 men put together to hold each other accountable. Anglo-saxon method of keeping the peace.






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






21. Due process or the right to a hearing






22. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






24. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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






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






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






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






30. Twelve.






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






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






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






34. During the option period of a contract






35. James Madison - 1789






36. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






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






40. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






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






44. Harm caused by a deliberate action






45. The legal question that is posed in a case






46. To the president.






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






48. Judge made law






49. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






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