If You Committed Even the Most Minor Crime, Such as Stealing

question 65

True/False

If you committed even the most minor crime, such as stealing herbs or fruit, under Draconian law, you would most likely be put to death.

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Definitions:

Commercial Impracticability

A doctrine in contract law allowing parties to be released from their obligations due to unforeseen events that make execution of the contract excessively burdensome.

Frustration of Purpose

A doctrine in contract law that excuses performance of a contract when an unforeseen event undermines the contract's original reason for existence.

Liquidated Damages Clause

A contractual provision that specifies the amount of damages to be paid if a party breaches the agreement.

Earthquake

An earthquake is a natural phenomenon characterized by a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, often resulting from the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates.