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30 Cards in this Set
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Tort |
Is a private wrong committed by one person against another. |
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Tortfeasor |
a person who commits a tort |
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intentional tort |
are actions that deliberately hurt, embrace , or scare people |
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Negligence |
a tort that results when one person carelessly injuries another |
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Strict Liability |
a legal doctrine that says that some activities ares so dangerous that liability will always follow any injury that results from those activities. |
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proximate cause |
also called legal cause, exists when the link between the negligent conduct and the injury is strong enough to be recognized by the law. |
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remedies |
means with which a court of law enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes another court order to impose its will. |
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Compensatory Damages |
are awarded in civil court cases where loss has occurred as a result of the negligence or unlawful conduct of another party. |
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punitive damages |
damages exceeding simple compensation and awarded to punish the defendant.
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Contributory Negligence
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is a defense against negligence whenever the defendant can show that the victim did something that helped cause his or her own injuries. |
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Comparative Negligence
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a defense against negligence which is raised when the carelessness of each party is compared to the carelessness of the other party |
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Assumption of Risk
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a defense against negligence that is raised when the plaintiff knew of the risk involved and still took the chance of being injured. |
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Assault |
assault is an attempt to commit a battery |
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Battery |
the unlawful touching of another person |
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conversion |
interfering with a person's right to personal property |
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Defendant |
a person who is accused of a crime |
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Duty of care |
a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others.
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False imprisonment |
a restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent.
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Libel |
a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation
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Nuisance |
an unlawful interference with the use and enjoyment of a person's land.
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Wrongful Death
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denoting a civil action in which damages are sought against a party for causing a death
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Civil Law
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he system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
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Defamation
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the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
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Disparagement
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the act of making unflattering statements against someone or something
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Emotional distress
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tort claim of recent origin for intentional conduct that results in extreme emotional distress.
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Foreseeability test
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asks whether the person causing the injury should have reasonably foreseen the general consequences that would result because of his or her conduct.
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Invasion of Privacy
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a tort based in common law allowing an aggrieved party to bring a lawsuit against an individual who unlawfully intrudes into his or her private affairs,
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Plaintiff
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a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
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Slander
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the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
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Trespass
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enter the owner's land or property without permission.
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