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Match Each Word with the Appropriate Definition or Description

Question 58

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Match each word with the appropriate definition or description.

Premises:

Responses:

Forgery

Also known as blackmail, taking property from another with threats of future harm.

Bailee

Passing a forged document to another with the intent to defraud.

Uttering

Materially altering a document with the intent to defraud.

White-collar crime

Someone in lawful possession of property retains or converts the property for his or her own use with the intent to steal or defraud the rightful owner.

Bailor

Person to whom goods or property are entrusted.

Embezzlement

Various crimes typically committed by corporate executive or other employees in the course of their employment.

Conversion

Obtaining the property of another through fraud or deception.

False pretenses

A good faith belief that the individual has a right to possess the property.

Extortion

An unauthorized act that deprives an owner of his property.

Claim of right

The individual, usually an employer, who entrust the bailee with his or her property.

Premises:

Forgery

Bailee

Uttering

White-collar crime

Bailor

Embezzlement

Conversion

False pretenses

Extortion

Claim of right

Responses:

Also known as blackmail, taking property from another with threats of future harm.

Passing a forged document to another with the intent to defraud.

Materially altering a document with the intent to defraud.

Someone in lawful possession of property retains or converts the property for his or her own use with the intent to steal or defraud the rightful owner.

Person to whom goods or property are entrusted.

Various crimes typically committed by corporate executive or other employees in the course of their employment.

Obtaining the property of another through fraud or deception.

A good faith belief that the individual has a right to possess the property.

An unauthorized act that deprives an owner of his property.

The individual, usually an employer, who entrust the bailee with his or her property.

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

Forgery

Bailee

Uttering

White-collar crime

Bailor

Embezzlement

Conversion

False pretenses

Extortion

Claim of right