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






2. Requires a meeting of the minds






3. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






4. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






5. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






6. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






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






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






11. Type of defense; the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or rewards






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. The party opposing the appeal






19. Trial Court






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






21. Twelve.






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






23. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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






25. Termination by simply turning down the offer






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






27. Type of intentional tort; the intentional restraint of another without reasonable cause






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






29. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






30. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






31. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






34. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






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






37. Race - ethincity and fundamental rights; Any government action that intentionally discriminates against racial or ethnic minorities or interferes with a fundamental right is presumed invalid.






38. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






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






41. Cruel and unusual punishment






42. System of checks and balances within the federal government






43. Reasoning court gives for the holding






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






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






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






47. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






50. Preponderance of the evidence