Business Law: Vocabulary Assessment 1 Crossword
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
 
 
Down: 1) A civil (private) wrong that a court will give a remedy.2) The process of developing and controlling society through law.4) To carry on a legal contest by judicial process.5) A conduct that failed to use the degree of care demanded by the circumstances.6) The formal science of positive law.7) Any serious crime for which the punishment can be more than one year or death. Examples: murder, robbery, and rape.8) When there are conflicts between two or more parties, and a solution through the legal system (court) becomes the only way to settle things.10) the crime of taking and carrying away one's personal property without the right to do so (a misdemeanor).11) An act, committed or omitted, in violation of a public law governing it.12) Intentionally altering, or false making, of a writing, with intent to defraud, that might have a legal effect. Example: an employee changes the face of his check from $100 to $1000.13) A crime for which punishment is one year or less in prison and/or a possible fine. Examples: shoplifting and petty larceny.14) Stealing goods from a store.15) The deprivation of another's property through breach of a trusting relationship.16) Taking of money or valuable property from a person against his will, by force or fear.17) The malicious or fraudulent burning of property.25) A rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding and enforced by a controlling authority. Across: 3) Offenses that are of lesser importance than felonies and misdemeanors. Example: exceeding the speed limit in a car.9) The breaking and entering a building with the intent to steal. 18) Forcible restraint or restriction. Example: if someone orders you to rob a bank while holding a gun on you and threatening you if you do not cooperate. You can use this as a defense to the charges of robbery.19) The techniques for maintaining social control over society. We are rewarded if we follow norms of society, but if we don't follow the norms, we face punishment.20) The mental element required for a crime (does accused have a specific or general intent?)21) A person required to make answer in a legal action or suit.22) A standard or custom shared by members of a group about how they should behave. (formal or informal)23) A set of laws adopted by a society.24) When the plaintiff's conduct is a legally contributed cause with the defendant's negligence causing the plaintiff's harm
 

 

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