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LEB Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Consideration | what a person demands and generally must receive in order to make his/her promise legally binding. |
| Gift | a transfer of ownership without receiving anything in return. |
| Donor | the person giving the gift |
| Donee | the person receiving the gift |
| Forbearance | The promise to refrain from doing |
| Promisor | The person promising |
| Promisee | the person the promise is made |
| Legal Value | the change in a parties position |
| Nominal Consideration | token amount not specifically specified. |
| Illusory | promise that must be binding |
| Output Contract | agreement to purchase all a particular producers production |
| Requirements Contract | seller agrees to supply all of the needs of a particular buyer. |
| Concept of Existing Duty | A person sometimes promises to do something that he or she already is obligated to do by law or by prior contract |
| Liquidated Debt | debt for which parties agree that the debt exists and on the amount of the debt |
| Creditor | person to who the debt is owed |
| Debtor | person who owes money to a creditor |
| Unliquidated Debt | when there is a genuine dispute between the parties about how much is owed |
| Accord and Satisfaction | The new agreement on the new amount |
| Statute of Limitations | state laws setting a time limit for bringing a lawsuit |
| Promissory Estoppel | when a promise is enforced even though no consideration is given for it |