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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. A subtype of rejection






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






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






4. Type of business crime; taking or using someones property






5. Termination by simply turning down the offer






6. When a law remains untouched on the presidents desk for over 10 days after congress's adjournment






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






8. Harm caused by a deliberate action






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

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






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






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






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






14. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






15. First 10 amendments of the constitution; Compromise between federalist and antifederalists; Protects natural rights of liberty and property






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






17. Arbitration and Mediation






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 2/3 vote






24. Type of defamation tort; written defamation






25. A court will imply by conduct that there was an agreement between two parties






26. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






28. Binding; an offeror cannot withdraw






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






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






31. The defendant (defamer) knew the statement was false or acted with reckless disregard to the truth






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






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






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






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






36. A law passed by a legislative body






37. Defamation - obscenity - speech that creates danger






38. Legality; the subject matter must be legal






39. Nine.






40. Reference code; label for looking the case up






41. Injury






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






43. James Madison - 1789






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






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






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






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






48. FCC (Federal Communications Commission)






49. The party opposing the appeal






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