Brandname Parts, Inc., makes and sells parts for the repair of major appliances. Clarice suffers a loss when a defective Brandname part in her freezer fails to keep the contents fresh. A statute restricts the time within which Clarice may file a product liability suit once she has discovered or should have discovered the damage. This is a statute of

Limitations

Explanation:

This is a statute of limitations

Statute of Limitations.

Explanation:

This statute places a time limit in which criminal charges can be brought against someone or organisation. At the expiration of the time limit a person cannot be prosecuted irrespective of available evidence. The essence is to prevent prosecutions that date back to so many years, leading to very expensive suits.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."