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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






2. The legal question that is posed in a case






3. Bottom Line answer






4. To the conference committee






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






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






7. Reasoning court gives for the holding






8. Business tort; intrusion in to someones private life; being a voyeur






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






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






11. Type of defense; when the government induces the defendant to break the law.






12. During the option period of a contract






13. 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.






14. Forseeable harm






15. Preponderance of the evidence






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






17. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






19. Trial Court






20. Freedom of speech.






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






22. No unreasonable searches or seizures






23. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






24. To the president.






25. Judges who disagree with the majority holding; states their opposing opinion






26. Nine.






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






28. Gender related; such laws must be substantially related to important government objectives. (gov't cant discriminate based on gender through the law making process)






29. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






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






31. Presiding officer (senator)






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






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






34. 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






35. The party opposing the appeal






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






37. The sharing of powers between levels of government






38. Thurgood Marshall






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






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






41. There was a breach of due care






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






43. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






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






45. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






46. Laws involving economic and social regulation; laws that regard economic or social status are presumed valid and corporations and people can be classified






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






48. Discovery phase: chance for the party to learn about its opponent.






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






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