Status Offenses Are Defined as _______

question 21

Multiple Choice

Status offenses are defined as _______.

• A) activities that are considered illegal only when performed by minors.
• B) white-collar crimes that occur within government organizations.
• C) crimes that occur within law enforcement agencies.
• D) nonviolent crimes such as property crimes.

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Definitions:

Voidable Contract

A legal agreement that may be considered invalid upon the request of one of the parties due to certain defects, such as misrepresentation or lack of capacity at the time of execution.

Statute Of Limitations

A statute that requires that certain classes of lawsuits must be brought within defined limits of time after the right to begin them accrued or the right to bring the lawsuit is lost.

Unenforceable Contract

An agreement that, due to legal deficiencies or circumstances, cannot be legally compelled by a court to be executed by the parties involved.

Executory Contract

A contract under which both parties to the agreement have obligations that remain to be fulfilled; if one side has completed its obligations, the contract is no longer executory.