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College Business Law

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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. No consideration is recieved (only one person benefits)






2. Revocation - rejection - counter offer - experation of time






3. Tenant






4. Unlawful and violent taking of personal property






5. Occurs when you transfer part of the term of a lease - but not the remainder of it - to someone else






6. Preclude 'a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has - in contemplation of law - been established as the truth - either by the acts of judicial






7. This is when a promise is reasonably relied upon - to the substantial detriment of the relying party.






8. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.






9. Pledges and subscriptions to charities






10. Doctrine that gives state gove right to regulate health - saftey - welfare - and morals of the people






11. Made any agreement made on Sunday void.






12. Detention haring - adjudicatory hearing - disposal hearing






13. Court in which wills are proved






14. The activity of keeping something secret






15. Entering a b uliding to commit a crime






16. Fraud






17. Something that produces result - without it the result wouldnt of occured






18. Have original jurisdiction - the authority to try a case the first time its heard






19. Minor who has done something that would not be a crime if it were done by an adult






20. Difference between fair market value and the debt in the property






21. Criminal act & required state of mind






22. Fixed payments during the life of a loan but one large paymnt at the end






23. An act against the public good - punishable by a fine - imprisonment or both






24. Difference between fair market value and the debt in the property






25. Jury decides verdict - precentance hearing to decide punishmet appeal the states highest court






26. Insanity - entrapment - self defense - defense of fam member






27. The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions






28. Accused brought to court - read indictment - asked to plead guilty or not guilty






29. Intermediate courts have authority to hear appeals and review cases from lower courts - they have appeleate jurisdiction






30. Laws based on England and custom






31. Valid void - express or implied - bilateral or unilateral - oral or written






32. Requires that the landlord make those repairds necessary to keep the premisies fit






33. Continues forever






34. Limited jurisdictions in minor matters such as misdemeanors and civil actions involving small amounts of money






35. Nail place - hair place-license to do a job






36. Taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted






37. Supplements common law. Passed by some governmental body and written in some form.






38. Holds bailors property for specific time/service






39. An outcome that was planned - although the person involved may not have believed that the intended outcome would be harmful to the other person.






40. Thing that poses a risk to chldren who may be attracted to it






41. Killing with aforethought






42. Holds bailors property for specific time/service






43. The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions






44. Make sell use invention for 17 years






45. A promise made by the purchaser or lessee of land that the use of the premises will conform to conditions specified by the landlord.






46. Written accusation charging suspect with crime






47. Papers fied in courts by the plaintif and the defendant at the beginningof a suit






48. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances






49. Handles suits against federal gov and disputes over taxes






50. Unlawful resetraint of a person wheather in proision or otherwise (must use good judgement when obtaining shop lifters)