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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. There is an established duty of due care






2. Trial Court






3. Preponderance of the evidence






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






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






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






7. Thurgood Marshall






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






9. The legal doctrine whereby an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute (or regulation)






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






11. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






12. Establishes the idea precendent

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






14. Talking trash






15. No unreasonable searches or seizures






16. Type of intentional tort; the intentional touching of an individual in a way that is unwarranted or offensive






17. Nine.






18. The legal question that is posed in a case






19. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






20. Trial.






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






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






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






24. The obligation to decide current cases based on previous rulings.






25. Unintentional tort - breach of a duty of care






26. No state can deny citizens due process. (14th amendment) this incorporates states to be ruled under the constitution






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






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






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






30. Due process or the right to a hearing






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






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






33. The party filing the appeal






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






35. Life - Liberty - Property






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






37. 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.






38. Type of tort; taking someone elses property without consent.






39. Termination by simply turning down the offer






40. Type of business crime; the trespassing taking of personal property with intent to steal it. defendant never had the right to have said property in posession






41. Cruel and unusual punishment






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






43. Harm caused by a deliberate action






44. There is no intention to a contract but the plaintiff gives some benefit to the defendant who knows the plaintiff expects compensation. it would be unjust not to award the damages.






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






46. Requires a meeting of the minds






47. To the conference committee






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






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






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.