Terminology Capacity To Act

Question 1

Capacity to act

Answer 1

1) Capacity to perform juristic acts.

2) Generally linked to age, but can also be affected by factors such as mental illness, intoxication etc

Question 2

Consent

Answer 2

1) Permission.

2) Not to be confused with consensus

Question 3

Minimum marriageable
age

Answer 3

The lowest age at which a marriage may be concluded (with the necessary consent)

Question 4

Guardian

Answer 4

A person with the responsibility to assist a minor with juristic acts

Question 5

Ratification

Answer 5

Consent after the fact

Question 6

Consanguinity

Answer 6

Blood relationship.

Question 6

Impediment

Answer 6

Obstacle / hindrance / barrier / prohibition

Question 7

Affinity

Answer 7

Relationship through marriage.
Relationship with in-laws

Question 8

Relationship in direct
line

Answer 8

Relationship in a vertical line from one generation to the next, where one person is a descendant of the
other such as son, father, grandfather

Question 9

Relationship in the
collateral line

Answer 9

Relationship in a horizontal line where one person is not a descendant of the other, such as brother or
sister or cousins

Question 10

Sex

Answer 10

1) Either of the two main categories (male and female)

2) are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions

Question 11

Gender

Answer 11

1) Gender is defined as the socially constructed roles
and behaviors that a society typically associates with males and females.

2) Alternative definition: Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that
are socially constructed.

Question 12

Gender identity

Answer 12

1) One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive
themselves and what they call themselves.

Question 13

Sexual orientation

Answer 13

1) An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people.
2) Note: an individual’s sexual orientation is independent of
their gender identity