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






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






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






4. Establishes the idea precendent

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






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






7. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






9. 2/3 vote






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






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






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






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






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






15. Termination by simply turning down the offer






16. Trial Court






17. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






19. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






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






22. Nine.






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






24. Baron Montesquieu






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






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






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






28. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






29. Arbitration and Mediation






30. Trial.






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






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






33. Consists of two members of the House of Representatives and two members of the senate; they try to compromise between two edited versions of a bill to make it equal.






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






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






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






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






38. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






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






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






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






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






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. Forseeable harm






46. Talking trash






47. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






48. Aricle IV section 2 of the constitution that states that the constitution and the united States are the laws of the land. Federal government trumps state law






49. The sharing of powers between levels of government






50. The party filing the appeal