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BUSINESS LAW TERMS
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LAWRule of conduct enforced by controlling authority; provides
order, stability, and justice.
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Areas of Business Law
• Criminal Law
• Contract Law
• Law of Torts
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Civil Law versus Criminal Law
• Civil Law—non-governmental corporation or individual files the lawsuit and becomes the plaintiff; burden of proof on the plaintiff.
• Criminal Law—Litigation filed by the government (prosecution); burden of proof on the state (government).
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LitigationLawsuit; legal contest.
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PlaintiffA person who begins a lawsuit; complaining party.
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DefendantA person required to answer legal action or lawsuit.
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DisputeConflict between 2 or more parties.
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EthicalConducting yourself in accordance with the rules or
standards for right conduct or practice.
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CrimeCommitted or omitted act in violation of law; case decision
relies on definitions within law.
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Felony
• Serious crime for which punishment can be more than one year in prison or death
• Felony examples—murder, robbery, larceny/shoplifting, arson, burglary, embezzlement, receiving stolen goods, forgery, conspiracy, computer crimes, identity theft, phone crimes.
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Misdemeanor
• Crime for which punishment is one year or less in jail and/or a fine.
• Examples—petty larceny/shoplifting, disorderly conduct.
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ContractA binding agreement between parties that creates legally
enforceable duties or obligations.
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Contractual Elements
• Mutual Consent—“meeting of the minds”
• Offer and Acceptance
• Mutual Consideration—exchange of something of value
• Performance or Delivery
• Good Faith
• No Violation of Public Policy
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TortA civil (private) wrong, not arising out of contractual
obligations, that a court will give a remedy in the form of an action or damages; relies on case decisions
and existing elements that must be present.
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Torts Examples
• Battery—intentional, unprivileged touching of a person by another.
• Assault—intentional, unlawful threat to cause bodily injury to another by force.
• Negligence--conduct that failed to use degree of care necessary for circumstances.
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Tort Examples
• Infringement of copyrights, trademarks, and patents
• Copyright--a form of protection provided by U.S. laws to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.
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Tort Examples
• Trademark—a word, name, device, symbol, or combination used by a manufacturer or seller to distinguish product from another’s.
• Patent—grant entitling the patentee to prevent others from making, using, or selling the particular inventions, generally for a period of 20 years.
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Tort Examples
• False imprisonment—restraining the movement of another person.
• Invasion of privacy—private information that is made public that is objectionable by that person.
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Tort Examples
• Slander—spoken defamation of character of a person, business, or group, causing the entity to lose esteem of community.
• Libel—written false and malicious defamation printed for the purpose of harming an entity.
• Additional tort examples—emotional distress, trespassing, fraudulent marketing.
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What kind of Lawyer would you want to be?
Admiralty
Aviation
Bankruptcy
Civil Rights
Consumer
Corporate
Criminal
Education
Elder Law
Employment
Entertainment
Family
Employment
Entertainment
Family General Practice Mesothelioma Immigration Intellectual Property Labor Attorney Media Medical Malpractice Military Law Personal Injury Product Liability Real Estate Securities Taxation Toxic Torts Trusts, Estates, Wills & Probate
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Sources of Law
• Constitutional LawDefined by U.S. Constitution
• Statutory LawWritten law set down by a legislature
• Administrative LawDecision-making of administrative units of government
• Common LawCase law or precedent, developed by judges through their rulings
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Levels of Law
• Federal Law
• State Law
• Local Law
• The higher level always supersedes the lower levels.