A crime consists of either the voluntary commission or involuntary omission of an actus reus, punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both.

a. true
b. false


Ans: a. true

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A party who in good faith performs substantially all of the terms of a contract can usually enforce the contract against the other party under the doctrine of

A. insubstantial performance. B. inadequate performance. C. substantial performance. D. fulfilled duty.

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_____involves extinguishing a debt obligation and replacing it with a new debt that has different terms, such as a different interest rate or amortization schedule

a. Foreclosing b. Refinancing c. A short sale d. A reverse mortgage

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Metadata is

a. a process used to scan or search the document for relevant terms. b. a method of conducting research. c. a process of eliminating duplicate data. d. information about the documents.

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Juries in civil cases are different from juries in criminal cases in that:

a. in a civil case the parties pay for the jury, whereas in a criminal case the state pays. b. the number of jurors who must agree before a verdict is reached is often different. c. jurors in a criminal case must be convinced of the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, whereas jurors in a civil case must usually be convinced by a preponderance of the evidence. d. All of the above e. None of the above, criminal and civil juries are not different

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