Basic Terms 19

Question 1

defamation

Answer 1

the willful use of false statements to damage another person’s character or reputation or to adversely affect a person’s means of earning a living

Question 2

libel

Answer 2

type of defamation communicated through some sort of visual medium such as writing, pictures, drawing, tv, etc.

Question 3

slander

Answer 3

defamation communicated through spoken word

Question 4

malicious prosecution

Answer 4

one party brings a civil suit against another party with malice and without probable cause

Question 5

probable cause

Answer 5

without reasonable grounds for believing the allegations are true

Question 6

trespass

Answer 6

willful unauthorized intrusion on real property

Question 7

conversion

Answer 7

unauthorized use or profit from someone else’s real or private property

Question 8

willful neglect

Answer 8

deliberate and intentional failure to fulfill a legal duty towards another person

Question 9

wrongful death

Answer 9

a death that results from a wrongful act

Question 10

wrongful death statutes

Answer 10

allow a representative of the deceased party to bring a civil suit against the party accused of wrongful death