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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The documents that begin a lawsuit: consists of the complaint - answer and sometimes a reply






2. The party opposing the appeal






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






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






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






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






7. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






9. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






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






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






13. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






14. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






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






16. Action - print and other expression. Broader than the spoken word






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






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






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






20. 2/3 vote






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






22. The sharing of powers between levels of government






23. System of checks and balances within the federal government






24. Preponderance of the evidence






25. To a committee to be studied; and then debated and voted upon; this is where new amendments can be added.






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






27. Thurgood Marshall






28. Wrote 'On the Laws and Customs of England'






29. Lack of opinion - malice as to public figures - negligence to private individuals






30. 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






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






32. The introduction of a neutral third party in resolving a dispute; not a binding decision. Voluntary settlement.






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






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






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






37. Refers to lawsuits; the process of filing claims to courts






38. Trial.






39. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






40. Baron Montesquieu






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






42. Talking trash






43. Capacity; the parties must be adults and mentally competent






44. Termination by simply turning down the offer






45. Forbidding a law to be passed






46. Twelve.






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






48. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






50. Harm caused by a deliberate action