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Law Q3 final
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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when a funeral director has a dead human body in his care he is properly termed a | custodian |
when a funeral director has the personal effects of a dead body in his possession he is properly termed | bailee |
a personal representivive of the decedent appointed by the COURT to carry out the previsions of the will is called | administrator |
a personal representative of the decedent appointed by the WILL to carry out the provisions of the will is called | executor |
a written disposition of property, real or personal to take effect at the death of an individual is called | will |
when a person dies without a will, he is said to die | intestate |
an addition or modification to a will is known as a | condicil |
the filing and proving of the will following death is called | probate |
a will written entirely by the testator with his own hand | holographic will |
a proportional reduction of a legacy when the funds or assets out of which such legacy are payable are not sufficient to pay it in full | abatement |
the condition of an estate of a deceased person which is unable to pay the debts of the decedent and or the estate is referred to as being | insolvent estate |
when the physical possession of a dead body lies with a funeral director but a certain other funeral director has control of the ultimate disposition, this relationship is referred to as | constructive possession |
the disinterment of a dead human body is accomplished by court order through the | coroner or presiding judge |
formal enactments of laws created by the legislature are called | statutes or statutory law |
the laws which are enacted and form the body of statutory law derive their validity and authority from | police power of the legislature |
mortuary law is that body of law concerning | matters arising from the disposition of a dead human body |
a dead body ceases to be a dead body when | it is completely disintegrated |
a valid reason to disinter a body would be | cemetery is abandoned |
the following generally is not liable for the funeral bill | the executor or administrator of the estate |
in determining reasonableness of a funeral bill the following items have been held to be allowable | transportation charges |
a mortician who has a dead body physically within his possession is entitled to custody as against all people except | the person who lawfully exercising the right of disposal |
a funeral director who provides a hearse and limousine for the conveyance of a body and mourners is a | private carrier |
where a decedent expresses conflicting wishes reguarding his disposal is is in his ______ wish that is given the most consideration | Final |
a dead human body is classified as | quasi property |
custody of the body and right to superintend the funeral are the right given to the | party with the right of disposition |
the body of a dead human being deprived of life and not entirely disinegrated is the definition of | a dead human body |
in determining the reasonableness of a funeral bill which of the following should be taken into consideration | the size of the estate |