Letter B (22 terms) – KLEE Legal Aptitude Test 2
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"Bail" means
- A. The judges sitting in a court
- B. A promise to repay a debt with interest
- C. Paying or promising money so that an accused is not kept in prison before trial
- D. A court order to sell a debtor's goods
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bail secures release of the accused pending trial.
A person or organisation looking after valuable items to keep them safe for the owner is the
- A. Bailor
- B. Bailee
- C. Bearer
- D. Beneficiary
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The bailee holds goods for the owner (bailor).
The owner of goods handed over to another for safekeeping is the
- A. Assignee
- B. Bailee
- C. Bearer
- D. Bailor
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The bailor is the owner who delivers the goods.
Transferring possession of goods without transferring ownership is
- A. Bailment
- B. Bequest
- C. Conveyance
- D. Alienation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In bailment, possession passes but ownership does not.
Hiring a television from a rental company, where you have possession but the company still owns it, is an example of
- A. Bailment
- B. Sale
- C. Mortgage
- D. Gift
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The glossary uses TV rental as an example of bailment.
A person who has had a bankruptcy order made against them is
- A. Bearer
- B. Beneficiary
- C. Bankrupt
- D. Bailee
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bankrupt = person subject to a bankruptcy order.
A court order that takes a debtor's property so it can be sold and the money shared among creditors is a
- A. Garnishee order
- B. Bankruptcy order
- C. Charging order
- D. Closing order
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
A bankruptcy order allows the debtor's property to be sold for creditors.
The person who has a document in their possession is the
- A. Assignee
- B. Drawer
- C. Bailor
- D. Bearer
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bearer = holder of the document.
"Bench" refers to
- A. The judges or magistrates in a court
- B. The court staff
- C. The lawyers appearing in a case
- D. The jury
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Bench = judges or magistrates collectively.
Someone who benefits from a will, a trust or a life insurance policy is a
- A. Bearer
- B. Bailee
- C. Bequeather
- D. Beneficiary
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Beneficiary receives the benefit.
To leave possessions or money to someone in your will is to
- A. Assign
- B. Convey
- C. Bequeath
- D. Devise
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bequeath applies to personal property; land is devised.
Under the glossary, land or real property cannot be bequeathed; instead it is
- A. Abandoned
- B. Devised
- C. Assigned
- D. Alienated by bailment
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
You devise land; you bequeath other property.
Something given in a will, other than land or real property, is a
- A. Bond
- B. Annuity
- C. Bequest
- D. Devise
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
A bequest is a gift of personal property by will.
The offence of going through a marriage ceremony while already married is
- A. Adultery
- B. Perjury
- C. Fraud
- D. Bigamy
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bigamy = marrying again while a marriage subsists.
A signed written order instructing the addressee to pay money to someone is a
- A. Brief
- B. Bill of exchange
- C. Bond
- D. Bearer cheque only
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
A bill of exchange is a written order to pay; a cheque is one type.
A cheque is a type of
- A. Bill of exchange
- B. Bailment
- C. Bond
- D. Bequest
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The glossary states a cheque is a type of bill of exchange.
"Bona fide" means
- A. Goods belonging to nobody
- B. From the beginning
- C. In fact
- D. Genuine, sincere or in good faith
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bona fide = in good faith.
"Bona vacantia" means
- A. Goods in transit
- B. Vacant land
- C. Goods or an estate belonging to nobody
- D. Goods held in good faith
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bona vacantia = ownerless goods.
A written promise to repay a debt at an agreed time with an agreed rate of interest is a
- A. Bond
- B. Brief
- C. Bill of exchange
- D. Bequest
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
A bond is a promise to repay with interest.
Failing to carry out a duty under a contract is
- A. Bailment
- B. Breach of contract
- C. Break clause
- D. Breach of duty
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Breach of contract = non-performance of contractual duty.
Failing to do something required by law, or doing something the law forbids, is
- A. Bigamy
- B. Breach of contract
- C. Burglary
- D. Breach of duty
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Breach of duty concerns legal obligations generally.
A clause in a contract which allows it to be ended is a
- A. Covenant
- B. Break clause
- C. Charges clause
- D. Condition precedent
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
A break clause permits termination.
A document prepared by a solicitor containing instructions for the barrister is a
- A. Brief
- B. Bequest
- C. Bill
- D. Bond
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
A brief instructs the barrister.
Entering a building without permission intending to steal or do damage is
- A. Affray
- B. Arson
- C. Burglary
- D. Robbery
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Burglary = unauthorised entry with intent to steal or damage.
A law made by a local authority that applies only within its boundaries is a
- A. Ordinance
- B. Decree
- C. Bye-law
- D. Statute
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bye-laws are local laws.
"Bona fide purchaser" means a buyer who acts
- A. Without consideration
- B. As an agent
- C. Under duress
- D. In good faith
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Bona fide = good faith.