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






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






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






4. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






7. There is an established duty of due care






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






9. Talking trash






10. They set time limits for debate - decide how fast the law should be deliberated and when the bill goes to the floor for debate.






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






12. 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.






13. Baron Montesquieu






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






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






16. 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






17. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






19. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






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






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






23. Preponderance of the evidence






24. Trial Court






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

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26. Bottom Line answer






27. Sandra Day Oconnor






28. Trial.






29. 1250

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






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






32. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






33. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






34. Establishes the idea precendent

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






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






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






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






39. Life - Liberty - Property






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






41. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






43. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






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






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






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






48. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






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