8) Torts

Question 1

Slander

Answer 1

Oral utterance of a false statement that injures the reputation of another

Question 2

Libel

Answer 2

The publication of a falsehood about a person by printing writing signs or pictures for the purpose of injuring the reputation and good name of such person

Question 3

Nuisance

Answer 3

Generally any continuous or continue conduct that causes annoyance inconvenience or damage to person or property (nuisance usually applies to unreasonable wrongful use of property causing material discomfort hurt and damage to the person or property of another)

Question 4

Chattel

Answer 4

A very broad term derived from the word cattle and includes every kind of property that is not real property

Question 5

Trespass

Answer 5

If injury to the person property or rights of another person committed by actual force and violence or under such circumstances that the law will infer that the injury was caused by force or violence

Question 6

Joint and several

Answer 6

Two or more persons have an obligation that binds them individually as well as jointly. The obligation can be enforced either by joint action against all of them or buy separate actions against one or more

Question 7

Punitive damages

Answer 7

Damages by way of punishment that are allowed by the court as the result of an injury caused by wrong that is willful and malicious

Question 8

Compensatory damages

Answer 8

The sum of money the court imposes on a defendant as compensation for the plaintive because the defendant has injured the plaintiff by breach of a legal duty

Question 9

Strict liability

Answer 9

The doctrine under which a party may be required to respond in Port damages without regard to the parties fault

Question 10

Negligence

Answer 10

Failure to do that which an ordinary reasonable prudent person would do for the doing of some act that an ordinary. Person would not do

Question 11

Tort

Answer 11

Hey wrongful act committed by one person against another person or his or her property