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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. Complaint and summons are served to defendant; answer is provided within 30 days






4. Article I - Section 8

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

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6. Agreement (offer and acceptance)






7. A letter that summarizes the negotiating progress






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






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






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






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






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






13. To the president.






14. A party may ask the court to order an examination to find out if physical or mental damage is relevant






15. Reasoning court gives for the holding






16. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






17. Preponderance of the evidence






18. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






19. Type of business crime; the fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendants posession.






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






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






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






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






24. Punishable by a prison sentence of one year or more






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






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






27. System of checks and balances within the federal government






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






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






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






31. Due process or the right to a hearing






32. Three.






33. If the plaintiff is even slightly negligent he/she recovers nothing






34. Type of intentional tort (and crime); injuring someone by deliberate deception






35. Forbidding a law to be passed






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. John Roberts






38. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






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






40. Nine.






41. Trial.






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






43. Type of defamation tort; spoken defamation






44. Majority






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






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






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






48. Injury






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






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