Rpr: Torts

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judgement

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the final determination of a court regarding a person's guilt or legal responsibility

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mitigation

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abatement or alleviation

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respondent superior

Back 3

doctrine that holds the employer as liable or responsible

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tortfeasor

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one who is negligent of their responsibility

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proximate cause

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the cause of an event or happening

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trial de novo

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a new trial of a court case

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mental anguish

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the suffering and anxiety that a person goes through due to an event that has caused that person emotional stress and hardship

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absolute liability

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liability or responsibility without holding a person at fault

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punitive damages

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damages or costs that a defendant recieves

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licensee

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a person who enters another person's property in order to achieve selfish gain

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chattels

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the private or personal property of someone

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prima facie

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verbal or oral defamation

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bona fide

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in good faith

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res ipso loquitur

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the thing speaks for itself

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vendor

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seller of property

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exemplary damages

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damages or costs that are above the actual damages incurred

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nominal damages

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a small or trifling sum of money

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libel

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defamation by a writing or publication

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slander

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oral or verbal defamation

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contributory negligence

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a want of care or caution on the part of the person who is making the complaint

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real or actual damages

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tangible or visible damages or costs

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wrongful act

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torturous activity that brings harm

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bringing a lawsuit as an indigent

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also referred as "in forma pauperis"

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action in rem

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action against a thing

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damnum absque injuria

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an injury upon which there is no way to make a recovery from a decision made by the courts or judge

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Good Samaritan Statute

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a law that protects a person from being sued when they have committed an act of giving emergency assistance

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trespasser

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a person who illegally enters or steps onto another person's property

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redress

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satisfaction for an injury that has been incurred

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allegation

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statements given in the form of factual information that are used to prove a point

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imputation of negligence

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placing the responsibility of another person's act of negligence upon the shoulders of another

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attractive nuisance

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an unguarded and alluring situation that could tempt someone to venture forth into an unsafe situation

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assumption of risk

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the responsibility falls upon the person injured when the accident occurred due to the person's ignoring of warning signs

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constructive notice

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the existence of a dangerous situation long before the actual accident occurs

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efficient intervening cause

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a situation in which the defendant is negligent, but the plaintiff is unable to gain recovery or recompense

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last clear chance

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a situation in which the defendant may be proven negligent but still claims a lack of responsibility out of the circumstances in which the plaintiff could have avoided the situation in the end

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nonfeasance

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a charge resulting in a person's lack of action