Pairs #31 (Legalese Edition) - Statistics

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Hint	Explanation	Answer	% Correct
Terms	Terms and conditions. A pair of synonyms or near-synonyms referring to provisions forming part of a contract.	Conditions	85%
If	If and when. At the time of an event, contingent on that event happening at all.	When	78%
Breaking	Breaking and entering. Also called burglary and housebreaking, the act of illegally entering a building or other area without permission, typically with the intention of committing a further criminal offense.	Entering	67%
Able	Able and willing. Legally eligible to execute a legal contract without external influence. Also found as “willing and able” and “ready, willing and able.”	Willing	67%
Final	Final and conclusive. Binding, decisive.	Conclusive	65%
New	New and novel. Never before seen and not anticipated. Often used in patent law.	Novel	65%
Will	Will and testament. A legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property (estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person (executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution.	Testament	65%
Jointly	Jointly and severally. In a manner such that each party to an agreement has liability for the entire obligation.	Severally	50%
Cases	Cases and circumstances. A circumstance is an accessory fact that attends upon, closely precedes or follows, surrounds and accompanies, depends upon, or supports or qualifies a principal act that is the subject of an investigation. A case is a specific situation.	Circumstances	46%
Extent	Extent and limits. In property law, the scope of a conveyance: the boundaries of the property and any restrictions on use.	Limits	46%
Various	Various and sundry. Many and various.	Sundry	41%
Repair	Repair and make good. Partially overlapping terms. “Make good” has different meanings in different contexts. For example, a lease may require the tenant to make good the premises by returning it to the landlord clean and in good repair and condition, taking into account fair wear and tear.	Make good	39%
Butts	Butts and bounds. Abutments and boundaries, the boundary lines delineated between plots of land, usually those which define the end of an estate.	Bounds	37%
Good	Good and sufficient. Justifiable or defensible, as in “good and sufficient cause” or “good and sufficient reason.” For example, good and sufficient reasons for disputing parties to be absent from court sessions may be defined as force majeure events, accidents, hospitalization, death of a family member, etc.	Sufficient	35%
Sale	Sale and transfer. Sale of the property where a business is located and transfer of the right to operate the business.	Transfer	35%
Made	Made and provided. Indictments traditionally end with “against the form of the statute in such case made and provided,” indicating that the alleged conduct contravenes the statute(s) previously cited.	Provided	24%
Devise	Devise and bequeath. To leave via a will. A devise refers to real property; a bequest refers to personal property.	Bequeath	20%
Undertake	Undertake and agree. To promise, per agreement between or among the parties.	Agree	15%
Object	Object and purpose. Two elements used in the interpretation of treaties per the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties adopted by the UN in 1969.	Purpose	15%
Accord	Accord and satisfaction. A method of settling an unliquidated debt without satisfying the financial obligation.	Satisfaction	13%
Pay	Pay and discharge. Frequently used in reference to debt. A discharge is the release of a legal obligation to pay a debt. Paying the debt is one way to discharge the debtor’s obligation.	Discharge	11%
Cancel	Cancel and set aside. Synonyms or near-synonyms used in requests to vacate (void) previous judgments, court orders or other filings.	Set aside	9%
Keep	Keep and perform. Honor; obey. Example: “… and shall keep and perform each and every covenant herein contained on the part of the mortgagor to be kept and performed …”	Perform	7%
Habit	Habit and repute. Cohabitation with habit and repute is an archaic legal reference to what is called common law marriage in the US, i.e., such a marriage was constituted when the parties agreed to live together as husband and wife and were generally reputed to be married amongst those who knew them well. In Scots law, “habit and repute” also refers to the condition of being notorious enough to afford strong and generally conclusive evidence of something.	Repute	7%
Demise	Demise and lease. Near-synonyms, as a demise is a conveyance of real property via will or lease.	Lease	2%

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