For a Person's Negligent Conduct to Be Legally Linked to Its

question 427

Multiple Choice

For a person's negligent conduct to be legally linked to its consequences, the chain of events connecting the two must be:

• A) unbroken
• B) foreseeable
• C) explainable
• D) undisputable
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Trade

The act of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between people, states, or countries.

Adam Smith

An 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher, best known for his works "The Wealth of Nations," which laid the foundations of classical free-market economic theory.

European Colonization

The process by which European powers occupied and controlled lands outside their continent, starting in the late 15th century, often resulting in significant cultural and economic changes.

"Discovery"

Often refers to the European "discovery" of lands outside of Europe, although these lands were already inhabited, marking the beginning of colonization.