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2.03
Vocabulary
19
Law
12th Grade
02/03/2012

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Term
Assumption of Risk
Definition
knowing of risk and still taking the chance.
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Comparative Negligence
Definition
negligence of each party is compared.
Term
Contributory Negligence
Definition
plaintiff helps cause his or her injuries.
Term
Defamation
Definition
injuring another’s reputation
Term
False Imprisonment
Definition
false arrest.
Term
Intentional Tort
Definition
know and desire the consequences of your act.
Term
Invasion of Privacy
Definition
interfering with a person’s right to be left alone.
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Libel
Definition
false statement made in writing.
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Negligence
Definition
Failure to exercise a degree of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in those circumstances.
Term
Nuisance
Definition
anything that interferes with the enjoyment of life.
Term
Probable Cause
Definition
legal connection between unreasonable conduct and the resulting harm.
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Proximate Cause
Definition
something that produces a result, without it the result would not have occurred.
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Slander
Definition
false statement made orally.
Term
Strict Liability
Definition
participation in ultrahazardous activity
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Tort
Definition
One person’s interference with another person’s rights, either through intent, negligence, or strict liability.
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Tortfeasor
Definition
person who committed a tort.
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Trespass
Definition
wrongful damage to or interference with the property of another.
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Unintentional Tort
Definition
lacks the determination of mind.
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Survival Statutes
Definition
preserves an injured party's right to recover for personal injury after the victim dies. The victim's estate assumes the victim's claim against the negligent party.
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