Quiz 2 Legal Terms In English

1. XYZ failed to deliver products as promised and was sued for _________.

Breach of contract

Neglecting a duty

Failure of condition

Negligence

2. During the ______ phase of a civil litigation, parties in the United States disclose and obtain information.

Discovery

Appellate

Summary judgment

Trial

3. A jury acquitted the defendant because the prosecutor failed to meet his ________________.

Burden of proof.

Preponderance of the evidence.

Conviction.

Contractual obligations.

4. After a court granted summary judgment against her, Patty _____.

Denied.

Appealed.

Sued.

Re-litigated.

5. Unless she moves to dismiss, a defendant in a civil usually must file a(n) _____ to a Complaint.

Negation

Rejection

Answer

Submission

6. Finding that the trial court judge made a legal error, the appellate court _____ her decision to grant summary judgement.

Reversed

Appealed

Dismissed

Remanded

7. Because all the important evidence favored the defendant, the trial court judge ______ his motion for summary judgment.

Approved.

Filed.

Adjudicated.

Granted.

8. ABC is a Korean company and was sued in New York state court by a resident of New York. Because the parties are _, ABC's lawyer __ the case to federal court.

Adversarial, remanded

Controversial, contracted

Diverse, removed

Litigating, brought

9. To introduce evidence to the court regarding his company's business operations, ABC company's CEO, with the assistance of an attorney, prepared and signed a(n) ______.

Answer

Affidavit

Memorandum of Law

Notice of Motion

10. ABC is a Korean company that was sued in Florida. Because ABC does no business in Florida, ABC's attorney to dismiss for lack of __ jurisdiction.

Argued, subject matter

Acted, personal

Stipulated, judicial

Moved, personal

11. John's attorney sent him a copy of a contract for his ____.

Stipulation

Centralization

Adjudication

Execution