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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. Interfeerence with a persons right to be left alonne






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






3. Removal or restraint of a person against their will






4. Written accusation charging suspect with crime






5. Prohibits agencies from communicating any records to another agency or person without first obtaining that person's consent






6. Criminal act & required state of mind






7. The fee paid to a lender when borowing money






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






9. Legal ability to enter a contract. minors menally incometnent - drugged or drunk induvidual have no capacity to enter contract






10. Duty of care - breach of duty - prximate cause - actualy harm






11. Taking someones property by intentionally decieving that person






12. Unauthorized taking or borrowing of personal property






13. Tenancy that automatically continues for a successive amount of time






14. A killing htat takes place during a felony is now a murder






15. Highest court - has original and appealate jurisdiction - hears all cases






16. Taking someones property by intentionally decieving that person






17. Unlawful taking and carrying away personal property






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






19. Make sell use invention for 17 years






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






21. Pay or give anything of value to public officials in order to inlufence their official activity






22. Consists of threats to a person's business or income that cause him or her to enter a contract without real consent






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






24. Made any agreement made on Sunday void.






25. Involves values that govern a societys attitude toward right and wrong






26. Seller






27. Traditional usually 30 yr period






28. An amendment or addition to a will






29. Wrong against an induv.






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






31. Seriously intended - defineete and certain - communicated to the offeree






32. Handles cases involving large amounts of money






33. Unlawful killing of another human being with out malice aforethought






34. Property right to make use of land beloning to another






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






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






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






38. Unlawful and violent taking of personal property






39. For the greatest nmer of people afffected by an actoin. The more good that results the more ethical the action






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






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






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






43. Down payment intrest rate stays the same throughout life of a morgage






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






45. Use of substances to excessive extent that are illegal or harmful






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






47. Person who has not reached the age off leagal adult hood (age of majority)






48. Transfers a sellers intrest in property but does not warrant that sellers owns any interst






49. Life of author plus 50 years






50. A person who commits a tort