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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






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






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






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






12. Language added to a court's opinion that is beyond what is needed; extra words offered as guidance






13. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






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






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






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






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






18. Forbidding a law to be passed






19. 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.






20. Cruel and unusual punishment






21. (1)misrepresentation (2)concealment with the intent to take advantage of someone; deception of a person for the purpose of obtaining money or property






22. A contract put in writing laying out all of the terms






23. The party filing the appeal






24. Freedom of speech.






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






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






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






28. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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






30. You have no duty to assist someone in peril unless you created the danger


31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






37. Majority






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






39. Article I - Section 8


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






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






42. Trial.






43. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






45. 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.






46. Type of intentional tort; an act that makes a person fear imminent battery






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






48. Forseeable harm






49. 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






50. 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