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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Three.






8. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






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






12. 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.






13. A document filed by the losing party requesting the federal court to appeal a case.






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






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






16. Items such as trampolines and swimming pools; defendant is liable if there is no protection






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






18. The rules committee where it is put on a calendar.






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






20. The party opposing the appeal






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






22. System of checks and balances within the federal government






23. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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






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






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






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






29. 2/3 vote






30. Majority






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






32. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






34. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






35. Trial.






36. 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






37. To the president.






38. Twelve.






39. Bottom Line answer






40. 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






41. When the bill is debated to the floor of the house.






42. The party filing the appeal






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






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






45. Factual case






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






47. Freedom of speech.






48. States who is suing who. Identifies parties.






49. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






50. Reference code; label for looking the case up