Laws Whose Actual Content Defines What We Can and Cannot

question 87

Multiple Choice

Laws whose actual content defines what we can and cannot legally do are ______ laws.

• A) civil
• B) criminal
• C) substantive
• D) procedural
• E) common

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Definitions:

Demonstrative Legacy

A demonstrative legacy is a specific gift of money with the direction that it is to be paid out of a particular fund or property, used in wills and estate planning.

Probate

The legal process through which a deceased person's will is validated and their estate is distributed to beneficiaries.

General Legacy

A bequest of a specified amount of money or a percentage of the estate to a beneficiary, as stipulated in a will.

Personal Property

Movable assets owned by an individual or an entity, such as vehicles, furniture, and equipment, in contrast to real property like land or buildings.