A Warrant Is Required for a Search by the Police

question 14

Multiple Choice

A warrant is required for a search by the police where:

• A) the police are in hot pursuit of a criminal.
• B) voluntary consent is given to the search.
• C) evidence of a crime is in plain view of the police officer.
• D) a witness has described the location of the evidence in the suspect's house.

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Definitions:

Transitive Indifference

Transitive indifference refers to a situation in consumer preference theory where if a consumer is indifferent between goods A and B and also between goods B and C, then the consumer is equally indifferent between goods A and C.

Strict Preference

An economic term indicating a consumer's stronger liking for one option over another, with no indifference between the two.

Convex Preferences

In consumer theory, a situation where the consumer prefers an average of two goods or bundles to either one of the extremes, indicating a desire for diversified choices.

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