Chapter 7

Question 1

Enemy aliens

Answer 1

People residing in a country at war with the country of which they are a citizen or subject

Question 2

Evidence in writing

Answer 2

Any document that provides information or proof

Question 3

Executed contract

Answer 3

A fully performed contract; a contract at the stage when both parties have performed or fulfilled their obligations

Question 4

Executory contract

Answer 4

A contract yet to be performed; a contract at the stage when an agreement has been made but before performance is due

Question 5

Goodwill

Answer 5

A business’s reputation and ongoing relations with customers and product identification

Question 6

Infants

Answer 6

Persons under the age of majority; minors

Question 7

Necessaries

Answer 7

The essential goods or services required to function in society, such as food, clothing and shelter

Question 8

Partially executed contract

Answer 8

A contract at the stage when one party has performed and the other has not

Question 9

Public policy

Answer 9

The public good; some acts, though not illegal, will not be enforced by the courts because they are socially distasteful

Question 10

Repudiation

Answer 10

An indication by one party to the other that there will be a failure to honour the contract (the expression of which can be expressed or implied)