101

Question 1

plaintiff

Answer 1

initiates a civil case: attore

Question 2

tort

Answer 2

a civil wrong (accident, negligence, libel)

Question 3

breach of contract

Answer 3

is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party’s performance. Breach occurs when a party to a contract fails to fulfill its obligation(s), whether partially or wholly, as described in the contract, or communicates an intent to fail the obligation or otherwise appears not to be able to perform its obligation under the contract. Where there is breach of contract, the resulting damages will have to be paid by the party breaching the contract to the aggrieved party.

Question 4

assault

Answer 4

the threat of violence

Question 5

battery

Answer 5

actual physical violence

Question 6

criminal negligence

Answer 6

failure to exercise a duty of care: negligenza criterio di responsabilità

Question 7

manslaughter

Answer 7

to kill someone unintentionally

Question 8

libel

Answer 8

written difamation

Question 9

slander

Answer 9

oral difamation

Question 10

misdemeanour

Answer 10

crime punishable by a fine or a short prison sentence

Question 11

felony

Answer 11

serious crime that carries a long prison sentence