Lecture Notes Review

Flashcards covering key concepts, terms, and definitions from Business Law, Law & Ethics, English Composition, and General Psychology.

Foundations of Law

Basic principles upon which legal systems are built, including constitutional, statutory, administrative, and common law.

Statutory Law

Laws that are written and enacted by legislative bodies, such as federal or state legislatures.

Administrative Law

Regulations created by governmental agencies to enforce statutes.

Common Law

Law developed through court decisions and judicial precedents rather than through statutes.

Civil Law

Branch of law that deals with disputes between individuals or organizations, typically involving compensation.

Criminal Law

Branch of law that deals with offenses against society, where the government prosecutes the offenders.

Burden of Proof

The level of evidence required to prove a case in court; varies between civil and criminal cases.

Contract

A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties.

Genuine Assent

An agreement made freely and willingly, without coercion or deception.

Breach of Contract

Failure to perform any term of a contract without a lawful legal excuse.

Compensatory Damages

Monetary compensation awarded to a plaintiff for actual losses suffered.

Fraud

An intentional deception resulting in damage to another party.

UCC (Uniform Commercial Code)

A set of laws that regulate commercial transactions in the United States.

Sole Proprietorship

A business entity owned and operated by a single individual, who bears unlimited personal liability.

Negligence

Failure to use reasonable care that results in harm to another person.

Intentional Tort

A wrongful act done on purpose that results in harm to another.

Jurisdiction

The authority of a court to hear and decide cases.

Plaintiff

The person who initiates a lawsuit.

Defendant

The individual or entity being accused in a court of law.

Discovery Process

A pre-trial procedure where parties obtain evidence from each other.

Essay Components

The main parts of an essay, including introduction, thesis statement, body paragraphs, and conclusion.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, which can be tested.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A type of psychotherapy that helps patients understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors.