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Violation of agreement of obligation   Breach of Contract  
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Customs which has become to be recognized by the courts   Common Law  
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Agreement between two or more parties   contract  
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the most important statue in the field   Unifom Commercial Code  
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Cause for terminating contract   Death or Insanity  
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Substitution of a new party for the original   Novation  
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Election to avoid a contract   Disaffirmance  
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One who promises to refrain from doing something:   Forbearance  
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Restatement of ones willingness   Ratification  
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Whatever the promissory demands and receives as the price   Consideration  
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The party to whom appoints another to act in his name   Principal  
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The party to whom commerical paper is made payable   Payee  
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The person who executes a draft   Drawer  
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When the drawee of a bill of exchange indicates his willinness   Acceptor  
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Ther person or business concerns who is ordered to pay bill or draft   Drawee  
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If the payee of commercial paper is indicated as cash or myself   Bearer  
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The substitution of a new party for the original party   novation  
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when one party to a contract breaches it the other party has the right to sue for breach of contrract but must exercise this right within time fixed by a statue   Statue of Limitation  
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Customs, which have come to be recognized by the courts   Common Law  
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A contract made by an insane person   Voidable Contract  
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Any rate above the maximum rate   Usurious  
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When one promises to refrain from doing something is   Forbearance  
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The statute listing ceratin classes of contract, which must be in writing to be enforceable   Statute of Frauds  
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The means where by one party conveys his rights in a contract to another who is not a party to the original contract   Assignment  
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An association of individuals united for a common purpose and permitted by law   Corporation  
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A corporation has a distinct existence separate and apart from the existence of its individuals member which is known as   Entity  
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Shareholders   Owners of a Corporation  
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The right to declare dividends depends upon the diescretion of the   Board of Directors  
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The profit of a corporation belongs to the corporation until set aside by the directors for distributions as   Dividends  
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All physical items that are not real property are classified as   Personal Property  
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A contract tha is of no legal effect   Void Contract  
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A contract that may be set aside by at least one of the parties   Voidable Contract  
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A contract, which is enforceable by the court   Valid  
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You receive an offer in the mail containing no stipulations, the agreement is complete when the acceptances are   Placed in the mail by the offer  
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One who induces another to enter into a contract as a result of intentionally or recklessly false statement   Fraud  
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Rules of vivil conduct commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong   Laws  
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Church made law   Common Law  
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Means of destroying another free will be obtaining his consent to contract by means of threat   Duress  
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Trust of Confidence   Fiduciary  
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A breach of the duty of care one individual has towards another   Tort  
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The maximum amount of interest that may be charged   Contract Rate  
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Any rate above the maximum rate   Usurious  
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The court having sole jurisdiction over estate is   Probate  
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When physical possession of a dead body lies with on funeral director but another funeral director has control of the final disposition, thi is called   Constructive Possession  
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The person in possession of commercial paper   Holder  
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When the payee of commercial paper writes his name on the back of it before delivering it to another party   Indorser  
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Written instruments drawn in a special form   Negotiable Instruments  
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An unconditional written promise to another signed by a Maker engaging in pay on demand or an fixed times, a slip containing money to order, or to the borrower   Promissory Note  
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A draft drwn on a bank and payable on demand   Check  
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The contract between a principal and an agent creates a relationship called   Agency  
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An association of individuals united for a common purpose   Corporation  
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A written disposition of property   Will  
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When a person dies without a will   Intestate  
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A person who dies leaving a valid will   Testator  
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An addition or modification of a will   Codicil`  
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The damage awarded to an injured party in a contract   Compensatory Damages  
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The extinction of withdrawal of a legacy   Ademption  
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A will written entirely by the testator in his own handwriting   Holographi Will  
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A proportion reduction of a legacy by an act equivalent   Abatement  
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The condition of an estate on a deceased person, which is unable to pay the debts   Insolvent Estate  
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One having primary right   Surviving Spouse  
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Rate charged when parties are silent as to the interst rate   Legal rate  
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The one who institutes the action   Plaintiff  
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Of no legal effect   Void  
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The one against action is brought   Defendant  
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Concerns primarily those rules that are enforceable by law   Valid Contract  
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Concerns primarily those rules of conduct prescribed by the government for performance of business transaction   Business Law  
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The one to whom the right of assignment is transferred   Assignee  
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Spoken Words   Parole (papel) Evidence  
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Maximum rate of interst that can be charged   Contract Rate  
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The one who makes the assignment   Assignor  
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Where the original trial is conducted   Trial Court  
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Initiates the complaint   Plaintiff  
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One who the plaintiff complains on   Defendant  
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Makes an offer   Offeror  
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Accepts and Offer   Offee  
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One who is authorized by his principal to transact a specific act or series of acts is a   Special Agent  
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Pary appointed by the principal   Agent  
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Made under a seal   Formal Contract  
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Involves an injury to another   Tort  
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Threat of harm   duress  
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Unwritten law   Common Law  
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Chancery Court   Equity law  
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Person named in a will to carry out the terms of the will   Executor  
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Not enforceable by law   Void Contract  
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Enforceable by law   Valid Contract  
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One-sided contact   Unilateral Contract  
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Mutual exchange of promises   Bilateral Contract  
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Legal status of a dead human body   Quasi-Property Rights  
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Law   Jurisprudence  
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Surviving wife or husband   Spouse  
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Persohn receiving personal property in a will   Legatee  
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Person receiving Real Property   Devisee  
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Action to recover possessions of property unlawfully retained   Replevin  
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When the family during an arrangement, it is a good ethical practice to   Provide the family with documentation of all business transactions  
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Right of a state to regulate matters pertaining to the dead   Police Power  
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Trust or confidence   Fiduciary Agreement  
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State boards of funeral service   Administrative Law  
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A contract under seal is called   A formal Contract  
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Mutual mistakes as to the existence of the subject matter render a contract   Void  
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The election to void a contract is   Disaffirmance  
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A restatement of ones willinness to be bound by his promise made during minority is calle   Ratification  
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a contract made by a legally declared insane person is   Void  
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When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed   Custodian  
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When a funeral director has the personal effets of a dead human body in his possession   Bailee  
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A person appointed by the court to oversee the estate of an intestate is called   Administrator  
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A personal representative of the decedent appointed in the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called   Executor  
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State board of funeral service   Administrative law  
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Municipal Law   Ordinances  
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The power or authority that each court has to hear cases   Jurisdiction  
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In order to be enforceable a valid contract must meet   1. Mutual agreement 2. competent parties 3. Lawful purpose 4. consideration  
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Mutual exchange of promises   Bilateral Contract  
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the filing and proving of the iwll following death is called   Probate  
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Harming or injuring a person by restricting his freedom   False Imprisonment  
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Receives proceeds from a policy   Beneficiary  
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The insurer   Underwriter  
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Consideration insured pas for protection   Premium  
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Amount insurer agrees to pay   Face Amount  
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Person protected against the loss   Policyholder  
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A contract in which the terms have not been fully performed   Executory  
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A contract in which undue influence was proven   Voidable  
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Ethical consideration in regards to the care of the deceased body   Entrusted care by the family  
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In maintaining high standard of conduct with competitior the funeral director should   Respect the bereaved families choice of funeral establishment  
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An ethical obligation to your professional association   Urge professional solidarity  
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A system or code of morals of a particular philosopher, religion, group or profession is called   Code of Ethics  
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Person making a will   Testator  
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Person receiving a gift of real estate in a will   Devisee  
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When the duty of care of Motorists owes other motorists is breached and results in injury or damages to another   Tort  
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Stand by the Decision   Stare Decisis  
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Municipal Law   Ordinance  
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Unwritten Law   Common Law  
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Law of the Sea   Adminlity Law/Maritime Law  
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A bill of exchange   Draft  
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Harming a person by threatening to beat him   Assault  
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Harming a person by defaming him orally   Slander  
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Harming by defaming a person in writing   Libel  
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Skeleton does not constitute a dead human body   (blank)  
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Blood relation   Consanguinity  
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Action to recover possession of property unlawfully retained   Replevin  
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Land, Timber, Minerals, and Buildings   Real Property  
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Property rights consisting merely of evidence of ownership   Intangible  
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Personal property, which can be seen and touched   Tangible Property  
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The purpose of Tort is to compensate the aggrieved not to punish the wrong doer   (blank)  
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May be set aside by at least one of the parties   Voidable contract  
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The damages awarded on injured party in a contract exact amount in the loss   Compensatory Damages  
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When a funeral director has a dead human body in his care, he is properly termed a   custodian  
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When a funeral director has the personal effects of a dead human lady in his possession he is properly termed   bailee  
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A person a pointed by the court to oversee the deceased estate is called   administrator  
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A personal representative of the decedent appointed ill the will to carry out the provisions of the will is called   executor  
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A funeral director may serve an estate as _____________ or _________________   administrator, executor  
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A written disposition of property, real or personal to take eject at the death of an individual is called   will  
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When a person dies without a will he is said to die   intestate  
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A person who dies leaving a valid will is called a   testator  
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An addition or modification of a will is known as a   codicil  
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The cling and proving of the will following oath is called   probate  
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A contract that is of no legal effect is   void  
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A contract that may be set aside by at least one of the parties is   voidable  
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A contract which is enforceable by the courts is   valid  
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You receive an offer in the mail containing no stipulation as to the acceptance, and you decide to return 'your acceptance by pail: agreement is complete when the acceptance is   placed in mail by offeree  
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one who includes another to enter into a contract as a result of a intentionally or recklessly false statement of a material fact is guilty of   fraud  
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A means Of destroying another's free will by obtaining his consent to a contract by means of threat to do him some harm is   duress  
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A term involving a relation Of trust or confidence   fiduciary  
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breach Of duty of care one individual has toward others is calve   tort  
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The maximum amount of interest that may be charged is called the   contract rate  
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Any rate of interest above the maximum rate allowable by law is said to be   usurious  
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A contract in which the terms have not been fully performed by all the parties is said to be   executory  
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a contract in which undue influence was proven is considered   voidable  
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the laws of city councils are called   ordinances  
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the power or authority which each court has to hear cases is called its   jurisdiction  
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A draft drawn on a bank and payable on demand is a   check  
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the disinterment of a dead human body is accomplished by court order through the ________________ or __________________   coroner, presiding judge  
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Right of a state to regulate matters pertaining to the dead   Police Power  
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Church made law   Canon law  
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One who is authorized to carry on all of his principal's business at a particular place or at all of his principals business of a particular kind is a ______________ agent   general  
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the written contract of agency is known as   power of attorney  
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the party who appoints another party to act in his name in forming contracts with third parties is called   principal  
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the person who executes a promissory note is called the   maker  
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a person who becomes the holder of commerical paper by indorsement and delivery is called the   indorsee  
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a bill of exchange is commonly called a   draft  
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physically beating someone is called   battery  
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restricting a persons freedom is known as   false imprisonment  
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this person receives proceeds from a policy   beneficiary  
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the insurer is known as the   underwriter  
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consideration insured pays for protection is called   premium  
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the amount insurer agrees to pay is called the   face amount  
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the person protected against the loss is known as the   policy holder  
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