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In most states, the statute of frauds makes oral contracts to which it applies voidable.

An offer is the manifestation of a willingness to enter a contract if the other person agrees to the terms.

Libel is written defamation, while slander is oral defamation.

Consideration may be given in exchange for an act or a promise.

For a person to be convicted of criminal behavior, the state must ________.

Pursuant to the ________, evidence resulting from unreasonable searches and seizures cannot be used in criminal prosecutions

Some courts hold defendants liable only for the reasonably foreseeable results of their negligence.

The Takings Clause of the United States Constitution is triggered by the doctrine of respondeat superior.

In determining whether a governmental action has unconstitutionally infringed on an individual’s right, the court must balance the governmental need to do the action against the intrusion on the individual’s rights.

If the consideration given by the contracting parties has legal value, courts generally do not concern themselves with whether the parties received any actual value in exchange for their promises or whether the promises or performances exchanged were of relatively equal value.