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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 rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






2. Preponderance of the evidence






3. A company becomes liable if they do not perform a background check






4. Factual case






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






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






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






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






9. Establishes the idea precendent

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






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






12. During the option period of a contract






13. A power granted to congress stating that congress may regulate trade between countries - other states and indian tribes






14. Twelve.






15. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury






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






17. 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






18. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






20. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






21. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






22. Forseeable harm






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






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






25. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






27. Thurgood Marshall






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






29. Sponsor.






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






31. The party opposing the appeal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






44. Baron Montesquieu






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






46. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






49. The sharing of powers between levels of government






50. Talking trash