Personal and Business Law: Chapter 5 Vocab – Flashcards
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False Imprisonment
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A tort in which a person is deprived of freedom of movement
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Strict
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A type of liability that makes the defendant liable if he or she engaged in an activity that resulted in injury
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Assault
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An intentional tort where one person threatens to physically or offensively injure another
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Trespass to Land
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A tort in which another's property is entered without their consent
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Battery
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An intentional tort that involves harmful or offensive touching of another
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Defamation
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A false statement about a person that injures their reputation
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Fraud
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An intentional misrepresentation of an exsisting fact
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Assumption of the Risk
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A type of negligence where the plaintiff knowingly subjects himself to danger
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Conversion
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A tort that occurs when personal property is stolen
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Comparative
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A type of negligence where the plaintiff's own actions were partial cause to the injury
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Reasonable-person standard
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The duty to act with care and good judgment
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Judgment
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The final result of a trial
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Compensatory Damages
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Another name for actual damages
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Witness
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A person who has personal knowledge of the facts of a case
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Damages
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A monetary award given to the injured party to compensate for loss
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Subpoena
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A judge's order that commands a witness to appear in court to testify
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Testimony
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Statements made by witnesses under oath
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Opening Statements
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A brief outline of what the defendant and the plaintiff will try to prove
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Punitive Damages
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A monetary award that set high enough to punish the defendant
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Injunction
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A court order for a person to do or not do a particular act
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Verdict
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The decision of a jury
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Evidence
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Any object a judge allows to be presented to the jury that helps prove or disprove a case
