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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. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






2. The party filing the appeal






3. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






5. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






6. 2/3 vote






7. Factual case






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






9. Nine.






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






11. Reference code; label for looking the case up






12. Talking trash






13. Trial.






14. 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






15. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






16. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






17. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






19. No unreasonable searches or seizures






20. John Roberts






21. 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.






22. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






24. Preponderance of the evidence






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






26. Cruel and unusual punishment






27. Majority






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






29. A subtype of rejection






30. Reasoning court gives for the holding






31. Harm caused by a deliberate action






32. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






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






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






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






38. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The party opposing the appeal






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






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






50. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.