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






2. A person who volluntarily enters a situation that has an obvious danger cannot complain is he/she is injured






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






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






5. The party filing the appeal






6. Sandra Day Oconnor






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






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






9. Arbitration and Mediation






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






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






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






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






15. Allows the FBI to surveillance citizens with out a search warrant from a judge






16. To the conference committee






17. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






19. There was a breach of due care






20. A federal statute that applies to the sale of goods (NOT real estate or services)






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






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






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






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






25. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






27. Judge made law






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






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






30. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






31. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






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






34. Presiding officer (senator)






35. Cruel and unusual punishment






36. Judges are obligated to follow precedent






37. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






40. Bottom Line answer






41. Three.






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






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






44. The sharing of powers between levels of government






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






46. An act of a senate member to delay the close of debate or force a decision to be made.






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






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






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






50. 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.