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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A defendant breaches his duty of due care by failing to behave the way a reasonable person would under similar circumstances






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






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






4. The legal question that is posed in a case






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






11. Reference code; label for looking the case up






12. Presiding officer (senator)






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






14. Nine.






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






16. Factual case






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






18. Trial Court






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






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






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






22. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






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






24. Majority






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






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






27. No unreasonable searches or seizures






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






29. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






31. John Roberts






32. There was a breach of due care






33. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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






35. Talking trash






36. Using two or more racketeering acts to accomplish any of the following goals: (1) investing or acquiring legitimate businesses with criminal money (2)maintaining or acquiring businesses through criminal activity






37. Law made by federal agencies; rules and regulations






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






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

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






41. Twelve.






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






43. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






44. The sharing of powers between levels of government






45. Injury






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






47. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






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






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






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