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Martes 07 de septiembre de 2010

Vocabulario Jurídico

1. The traditional unwritten law of England, based on custom and usage, which began to develop over a thousand years before the founding of the United States.

  • a) common law
  • b) civil law
  • c) equity
  • d) chancery

2. A vital element in the law of contracts, a benefit which must be bargained for between the parties, and is the essential reason for a party entering into a contract.

  • a) damages
  • b) interest
  • c) consideration
  • d) bargain

3. The first ten amendments to the federal US Constitution demanded by several states in return for ratifying the Constitution.

  • a) Tenth Amendment
  • b) Bill of Rights
  • c) Human Rights Convention
  • d) Preamble

4. A mini-trial, which may be for a lawsuit ready to go to trial, held in an attempt to avoid a court trial and conducted by a person or a panel of people who are not judges.

  • a) summary proceeding
  • b) arbitration
  • c) conciliation
  • d) pre-trial hearing

5. The joining together of two corporations in which one corporation transfers all of its assets to the other, which continues to exist.

  • a) joint venture
  • b) partnership
  • c) merger
  • d) acquisition

6. A court's determination of which parent, relative or other adult should have physical and/or legal control and responsibility for a minor (child) under 18.

  • a) tenancy
  • b) possession
  • c) alimony
  • d) custody

7. A lesser crime punishable by a fine and/or county jail time for up to one year.

  • a) misdemeanour
  • b) felony
  • c) offense
  • d) breach

8. The first document filed with the court by a person or entity claiming legal rights against another.

  • a) protest
  • b) complaint
  • c) cross-claim
  • d) summons

9. The person appointed to administer the estate of a person who has died leaving a will which nominates that person.

  • a) trustee
  • b) administrator
  • c) executor
  • d) guardian

10. All earnings of an employee whether determined on the basis of time, task, piece, commission, or other method of calculation for labor or services except those defined as fringe benefits.

  • a) fringe benefits
  • b) fees
  • c) compensatory damages
  • d) wages

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