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Written Assignment – Raffles case

A.You will need to consult a law dictionary and/or a comprehensive dictionary of the English language to do this homework assignment. (There are dictionaries on the internet. However, a particular dictionary may not necessarily include all of the words from this assignment and you may need to consult several other dicitonaries.)

Define each of the following legal terms that appear in the case Raffles v. Wichelhaus .

Write your answers and be prepared to discuss them in class.

1.declaration

2.to wit

3.averment

4.breach

5.plea

6.demurrer

7.joinder

8.parol evidence

9.consensus ad idem

10.per curium