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Torts |
Civil wrongs not arising from contracts. 3 kinds: Intentional, negligent, and strict liability. |
Breaches of duty causing loss or injury. |
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Assault |
Intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact. |
Threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause harm. |
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Battery |
Physical act that creates a reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact |
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Litigation |
A case, controversy, or lawsuit. |
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Intentional torts |
Voluntary acts that harm a protected interested. |
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Plaintiff |
The accuser of other of some wrongdoing. A person who brings an action in a court of law. |
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Defendant |
A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law, the person being sued our accused. |
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Negligent Tort |
Situation when harm is caused accidentally. |
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Ubiquitous |
Being present everywhere at once. |
Omnipresent |
