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






3. A law passed by a legislative body






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






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






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






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






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






9. Type of intent to be proved; means a guilty state of mind






10. Trial.






11. Forseeable harm






12. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






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






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






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






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






18. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






20. Judge made law






21. Twelve.






22. Each side may ask the other side to produce relevant documents for inspection and copying.






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






24. John Roberts






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






26. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






28. Arbitration and Mediation






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






30. Cruel and unusual punishment






31. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






32. 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






33. Any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or services illegally through the US postal service






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






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






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






37. Freedom of speech.






38. Judge made law; based on precedent - which leads to stare decisis






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






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






42. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






44. Reference code; label for looking the case up






45. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






46. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






48. Sandra Day Oconnor






49. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






50. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw