Blackmail, also known as ______________________, is a form of larceny that puts the victim in danger of harm.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


extortion

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A) lawyers B) scholars C) legal experts D) all of the above

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Shepard’s Citations can be used to validate both federal and state statutes, as well as court decisions, constitutional provisions and attorney general decisions. 2. West’s Regional Reporter series contains state court decisions from several states, all of which act as binding authority in the other states within the same region. 3. Proximity connectors are used to indicate whether the terms are in the same sentence, paragraph or within a specified number of terms within each other. 4. A per curium opinion is one issued by a court without being attributed to a particular justice as author of the opinion. 5. An appellate judge that agrees with the holding of the majority but for different reasons might write a separate dissenting opinion.

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Assume that a paralegal and an attorney conduct an interview with a potential client, but discover that a conflict of interest exists and that the firm cannot represent this client. What should be done?

A) Send a letter of disclaimer. B) Send a letter of engagement. C) Send a letter of nonengagement. D) Send a letter asking for an ethical wall.

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An obligation by a third party to pay a tenant’s rent under a lease is known as a(n) 

A. attornment. B. sublet. C. guaranty. D. memorandum of lease.

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