Chapter 5

Question 1

Tort

Answer 1

Private or civil wrong

Question 2

Damages

Answer 2

Monetary award intended to compensate the injured party for harm done to them

Question 3

Duty

Answer 3

Obligation to do or not do something

Question 4

Breach

Answer 4

Violation of the duty

Question 5

Negligence

Answer 5

Torts based on carelessness

Question 6

Injury

Answer 6

A harm that is recognized by the law

Injury resulting from breach of duty

Question 7

Causiation

Answer 7

Proof that the breach caused injury

Question 8

Proximity cause

Answer 8

Exists when it’s reasonable foreseeable that a breach of duty will result in an injury

Question 9

Responsibly for another’s tort

Answer 9

All person

Question 10

Vicarious liability

Answer 10

When one person liable for the torts of another

Question 11

Intentional tort

Answer 11

Torts in which the defendant pressed the intent or purpose to inflict the result

Question 12

Assault

Answer 12

Occurs when one person intentionally for another in reasonably fear if an officer

Question 13

Battery

Answer 13

Harmful offensive touching of another

Question 14

False imprmsoiment

Answer 14

International confinement of a person assault the persons will and w/o lawful purpose

Question 15

Defamation

Answer 15

A false statement injures a persons reputation or good name

Question 16

Slander

Answer 16

Spoken

Question 17

Libel

Answer 17

Written

Question 18

Invasion of privacy

Answer 18

The right or privacy is a personal and fundamental rights protected by the censusiron