Torts
A defense used when a person claims they were elsewhere when a crime was committed.
What is a tort
A neutral third party helps two sides reach a solution in this voluntary process.
what is mediation
A business owned and run by just one person
What is a Sole Proprietorship?
The legal process of removing a tenant from a rental property.
What is Eviction?
The highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
A private or civil wrong for which the law grants a remedy.
What is beyond a reasonable doubt.
This legal arrangement determines which parent has the right to make major decisions for a child.
what is legal custody
Land and anything permanently attached to it, such as buildings or fences.
What is Real Property?
A legal proceeding for a person or business unable to repay outstanding debts.
What is Bankruptcy?
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
what is the bill of rights.
A defense used when a person claims they were elsewhere when a crime was committed
.What is an Alibi?
This type of marriage is created by the parties' agreement to be married without a formal ceremony or license.
what is common law marrige
A unique word, name, or symbol used to identify a product and distinguish it from others.
What is a Trademark?
The person who owns a property and leases it to another.
What is a Landlord?
A group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in a court of law.
What is a Jury
This type of tort occurs when someone fails to exercise reasonable care, resulting in harm to others.
What is negligence
A legal document that specifies how a person's property should be distributed after death
What is a will
This business type offers limited liability to its owners but is taxed as a separate legal entity.
What is a Corporation?
This type of bankruptcy allows a business to continue operating while it reorganizes its finances.
what is bankruptcy
This amendment protects citizens against "unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The three elements usually required for a crime are a duty, a violation of that duty, and this.
What is criminal intent
The legal standard used by courts to determine custody and placement of children.
What is the Best Interests of the Child?
The grant of an exclusive right to an inventor to make, use, and sell an invention for a set period.
What is a Patent?
A contract between a landlord and a tenant that transfers possession of the property for a period of time.
What is a Lease
The power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?