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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Contractual Capacity | ability to understand that a contract is being made and its general meaning |
| Age of majority to contract | age at which a person can be legally bound to contracts |
| 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 |
| Emancipation | severing the child-parent relationship |
| Mental Incapacity | condition in which a party to a contract is unable to understand the consequences of the contractual act |
| Intoxication | mental impairment caused by voluntary use of alcohol, drugs, or inhalants |
| Scope of authority | in employment law, range of acts an organization has authorized an employee to do; in agency, range of acts authorized by the principal |
| Disaffirmance | both parties to a contract return the consideration |
| Ratification | acting toward the contract as though one intends to be bound by it; principal's assent to unauthorized acts of an agent |