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Section 2(a) of ICA 1872 defines a proposal/offer as a signification of:
AIntention to enter litigation
BAcceptance of any prior promise
CWillingness to do or abstain from doing, obtaining assent thereto
DMutual cancellation of obligation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Willingness to do or abstain from doing, obtaining assent thereto
1. Sec 2(a) is the offer definition.
2. Per OCR: "When one person signifies to another, his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything, to obtaining the assent of that other..."
3. The willingness-to-act element distinguishes proposal from a mere statement.
_Source: ICMAI BoS CMA Foundation Paper 1 (FBLC) — Paper1_07042026.pdf, Module 2 §2.1 (page 49)_
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