CH. 16 Flashcards
acquitted
Discharged from accusation.
actionable
That which creates or affords a basis to sue.
assault
The intentional creation of a reasonable apprehension of an imminent battery.
battery
The intentional contact with another person without that person’s permission
and without justification.
conversion
The wrongful exercise of dominion and control over the personal property in
another’s possession.
damages
The monetary loss suffered by a party as a result of a wrong.
deceit & fraud
A misrepresentation of a material, existing fact, knowingly made, that causes
someone reasonably relying on it to suffer damages.
defamation
The wrongful act of damaging another’s character or reputation by the use of false
statements.
emotional distress
Emotional suffering caused by the infliction of extreme and outrageous intentional
conduct by another.
false arrest & false imprisonment
The intentional confinement of a person without legal justification.
intentional infliction of emotional distress
Emotional suffering caused by the infliction of extreme and outrageous intentional
conduct by another.
intentional torts & willful torts
Torts that are committed intentionally.
invasion of privacy
A violation of the right of privacy.
libel
Defamation that is communicated by a writing or by other means that is directed
toward the sense of sight.
malicious prosecution
Prosecution begun in malice without probable cause.
misrepresentation
A false or deceptive statement or act.
nuisance
The use of one’s property in a way that causes annoyance, inconvenience, or dis
comfort to another.
per se
In and of itself; taken alone.
private nuisance
A nuisance that disturbs one neighbor only.
v. public nuisance
A nuisance that affects the community at large.
right of privacy
The right to be left alone, the right to be free from uncalled-for publicity, and the
right to live without unreasonable interference by the public in private matters.
scienter
Knowingly.
slander
Defamation that is communicated by the spoken word.
tortious
Wrongful; implying or involving tort.
