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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (1)statement (2)falseness (3)communicated (4)injury






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






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






4. Factual case






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






6. James Madison - 1789






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






8. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






9. Forbidding a law to be passed






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






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






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






13. A person who is on your property with your permission; you owe them a higher duty of due care to warn of known dangers






14. Article I - Section 8

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






16. Business tort; using someones likeness or voice without their permission.






17. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






18. Common law rule; acceptance must be made on the same terms as the offer






19. Life - Liberty - Property






20. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






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






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






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






25. John Roberts






26. Reasoning court gives for the holding






27. Baron Montesquieu






28. Twelve.






29. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






30. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






31. The party filing the appeal






32. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






34. When there is no contract - but the defendant makes a promise that will induce reliance. it would be unjust not to enforce the promise






35. Termination by simply turning down the offer






36. 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






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






38. To the conference committee






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






40. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






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






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






43. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






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






46. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






47. Nine.






48. 1250

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






50. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.