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Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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Consideration   show
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Gift   show
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Donor   show
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show person receiving the gift  
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Forbearance   show
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show a person promising an action of forbearance  
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Promisee   show
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show there has been a change in a party's legal position as a result of the contract  
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show token amount identified in a written contract when parties either cannot or do not wish to state the amount precisely  
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Output Consideration   show
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Requirements Contract   show
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show one where the parties agree that the debt exists and on the amount of the debt  
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Accord and Satisfaction   show
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Release   show
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Composition of Creditors   show
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show act that has already been performed cannot be consideration for a promise in the present  
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show state laws setting time limit for bringing a law suit  
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Promissory Estoppel   show
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Fraud   show
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Fraudulent Misrepresentation   show
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show party to a contract does not know that a statement he or she made is untrue  
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Void   show
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Material Facts   show
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Mutual Mistake   show
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Unilateral Mistake   show
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show Occurs when one party to the contract is in a position of trust and wrongfully dominates the other party  
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Duress   show
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show conduct that confirms you intend to be bound by the contract  
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Rescission   show
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show injured party can withdraw, thus cancelling the contract  
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show true and complete agreement  
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show an offer where the offeror requires the offeree indicate acceptance by performing his or her obligations under the contract  
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Bilateral Contract   show
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show requires that the acceptance must exactly match the terms contained in the offer  
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show when a party to whom an offer has been made agrees to the proposal  
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Firm Offer   show
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Option   show
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Counteroffer   show
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show the right to withdraw an offer before it is accepted  
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Offer   show
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Offeree   show
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show person who makes an offer  
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Contracts   show
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show process by which a judgment for money is enforced  
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show final result of a trial  
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Verdict   show
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Subpoena   show
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Witness   show
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Expert Witness   show
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Testimony   show
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show includes anything that the judge allows to be presented to the jurt that helps prove or disprove the alleged facts  
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Injunction   show
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show holding a defendant liable without a showing of negligence  
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Conversion   show
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show entry onto the property of another without the owner's consent  
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Invasion of Privacy   show
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Defamation   show
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show the intentional confinement of a person against the person's will and without lawful privilege  
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Battery   show
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show occurs when one person intentionally puts another in reasonable fear of an offensive or harmful bodily contact  
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Intentional Torts   show
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Negligence   show
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show monetary award intended to compensate the injured party for the harm done to him or her  
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Tort   show
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show agreement with prosecutor allowing defendant to plead guilty to a lesser crime than the more serious one he or she likely would be charged with  
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show any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court  
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show action that hinders the administration of justice  
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show freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged  
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show generally exists when, because of a verifiable mental disease or defect, the accused does not know the difference between right wrong  
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Self-Defense   show
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show based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished  
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show legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her  
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Probable Cause   show
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show willful and illegal burning or exploding of a building  
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show agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime  
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Extortion   show
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Bribery   show
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show falsely making or materially alteing a writing to defraud another  
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show obtaining money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact  
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Larceny   show
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Robbery   show
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Burglary   show
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White-Collar Crimes   show
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Antitrust Laws   show
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Misdemeanor   show
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Infractions   show
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Felony   show
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Vicarious Criminal Liability   show
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show punishable offense against society  
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show courts that administer wills and estates  
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Juvenile Courts   show
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show courts that handle disputes in which small amounts, generally $2,500 or less, are invloved  
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show city court, usually divided into traffic and criminal divisions  
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show courts that hear minor criminal cases, state traffic offenses, and lawsuits involving amounts of no more than $25,000  
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Justice   show
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show accurate, detailed report of what went on at a trial  
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Writ of Certiorari   show
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show the ability to hear only one specific type of case (family court, traffic court, etc.)  
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show ability to hear almost any kind of case  
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show written arguments on the issues of law, submitted by opposing attorneys  
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Transcript   show
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Appellate Court   show
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show power to hear the case in full for the first time  
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show decision in a case  
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show court in which a dispute is first heard  
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show a governmental forum that administers justice under the law  
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Arbitrator   show
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show independent third party who tries to develop a non-binding solution acceptable to both sides of a dispute  
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Litigate   show
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