Jack gave Samantha a beautiful heart-shaped engagement ring that contained a two-carat diamond and three one-carat rubies.Samantha called off the wedding one week before the set date,as she found out that Jack was seeing another woman.Under the fault rule,what will happen with Samantha's engagement ring?

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Under the fault rule, when the engagement is called off by the person who was at fault (in this case Samantha), they must return the engagement ring to the person who proposed (Jack). The reasoning behind this is that the engagement ring is considered a conditional gift, meaning it was given on the condition of getting married. Since the marriage is no longer happening due to Samantha's actions, the ring must be returned to its rightful owner, Jack.

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