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Business Law Vocab - 2

Subjects : law, business-law
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1. If the proceedings of a business occur intrastate but will eventually effect proceedings interstate - this rule states that congress may interfere






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






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






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






5. Majority






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






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






8. 2/3 vote






9. United States is a party; the case is about a federal statute; the suit is between citizens of two different states and the the amt is over 75 -000






10. To the president.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Proposed statutes - submitted to Congress or a legislature






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






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






19. Fraud using electronic communications of any kind;






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Trial Court






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






26. Requires a meeting of the minds






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






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






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






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






31. There was a breach of due care






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






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






34. Injury






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






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






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






38. The sharing of powers between levels of government






39. Guilty beyond a reasonable doubt






40. Consideration; the bargaining that leads to a deal






41. Sponsor.






42. Right to an attorney when facing a prison sentence






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






44. Thurgood Marshall






45. 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






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

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






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






49. A law passed by a legislative body






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