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15 Cards in this Set
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Tortious Conduct
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intentional or unintentional behavior that results harm to another
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Tortfeasor
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wrongdoer, whose behavior resulted in injury to another
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Tort
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Civil wrong resulting in injury to the person or property of another
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Damages
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Compensation for any injuries sustained
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Burben Of Proof needed for Civil Law and Criminal Law
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Civil-preponderance of evidence Criminal- beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Where did Tort Law originate from?
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English Common Law
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What are the Penalties for Civil Law and Criminal Law?
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Civil-Damages Criminal-Imprisonment, community based supervised release, fines
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Whom are the parties in Civil law and Criminal law?
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Civil-individual Criminal-Goverment only
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Writ
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Formal process, court written order
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Trespass on the case
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At common law action to recover damages that are not immediate result of a wrongful act but rather a later consequence.
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Damages
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amount used to compensate the plantiff usually assed due to defendants willful and malicious conduct.
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Court reporters
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published volumes of case law, written opinions of the appellate courts withing jurisdiction
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Codes
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compliations of statutes
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legal treatises
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provides exposition on an area of the law in greater depth
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hornbook
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treatie used by law students to study well settled principles found in landmark cases
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