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Law Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Age of Majority | Age at which a person can be legally bound to contracts. |
| Contractual Capacity | Ability to understand that a contract is being made and its general meaning. |
| Disaffirmance | Both parties to a contract return the consideration. |
| Emancipation | Severing the child-parent relationship. |
| Intoxication | Mental impairment caused by voluntary use of alcohol, drugs, or inhalants. |
| Mental Incapacity | Condition in which a party to a contract is unable to understand the consequences of the contractual act. |
| Minor | Individual under the age of majority. (18 in most states.) |
| Minority | Minor part of a person’s life. (Typically under the age of 18.) |
| Necessaries | Things needed to maintain life and lifestyle. |
| Ratification | Acting toward the contract as though one intends to be bound by it; principal’s assent to unauthorized acts of an agent. |
| Scope of Authority | In employment law, range of contractual acts an organization has authorized an employee to do; in agency, range of contractual acts authorized by the principal. |