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CAHPTER NINE
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Question | Answer |
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age of majority to contract | Age of majority, age at which a person can be legally bound to contracts |
contractual capacity | Contractual Capacity, ability to understand that a contract is being made and its general meaning |
disaffirmance | Disaffirmance, both parties to a contract return the consideration |
emancipation | Emancipation, severing the child-parent relationship |
intoxication | Intoxication, mental impairment caused by voluntary use of alcohol, drugs, or inhalants |
mental incapacity | Mental Incapacity, condition in which a party to a contract is unable to understand the consequences of the contractual act |
minor | Minor, individual under the age of majority (18 in most states) |
minority | Minority, minor part of a person’s life (typically under the age of 18) |
necessaries | Necessaries, things needed to maintain life and lifestyle |
ratification | 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 | 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 |