Business Law Terms: Ch 4

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assault:

Back 1

a threat of violence or injury to a person.

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battery:

Back 2

the unlawful touching or striking of another person.

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employer vicarious liability:

Back 3

the liability of an employer for acts of his or her employees in the course of business.

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forcible confinement:

Back 4

confinement against a person’s will.

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defamation:

Back 5

false statements that injure a person’s reputation.

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libel:

Back 6

defamation in some permanent form, such as in writing, a cartoon, etc.

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conversion:

Back 7

the refusal to deliver up a chattel to its rightful owner by a bailee.

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injurious falsehood:

Back 8

false statements about a firm, its products or business practices intended to dissuade others from doing business with the firm.

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restraint of trade:

Back 9

agreement between firms to fix prices, injure competition, or prevent others from entering a market.

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deceit:

Back 10

a tort that arises when a party suffers damage by acting upon a false representation made by a party with the intention of deceiving the other.

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What are the defenses of defamation?

Back 11

1) truth of statement
2) qualified privilege
3) absolute privilege
4) death of party