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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mirror image rule – | The acceptance has to match the offer exactly. If anything changes, it becomes a counteroffer. |
| Offer termination – | When an offer ends and can no longer be accepted. This can happen by rejection, time running out, revocation, etc. |
| Consideration – | Something of value exchanged in a contract, like money, goods, services, or a promise. |
| Advertisements – | Usually not considered legal offers; they are invitations for people to make offers to buy. |
| Capacity | – A person’s legal ability to enter a contract (must be old enough and mentally capable). |
| Legality – | A contract must be for something legal to be enforceable. |
| Offeror – | The person who makes the offer. |
| Offeree – | The person who receives the offer. |
| Genuine assent – | Both parties truly agree to the contract without fraud, pressure, or mistakes. |
| Counteroffer – | A response that changes the original offer, rejecting it and creating a new offer. |
| Bilateral contract – | A contract where both sides make promises to each other. |
| Unilateral contract – | A contract where one side promises something in exchange for an action. |
| Acceptance – | Agreeing to the terms of an offer. |
| Void contract | – A contract that has no legal effect and cannot be enforced. |
| Voidable contract – | A contract that is valid but one party can choose to cancel it. |