Tort terminology Flashcards
1
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tort
A
specified wrong eg negligence, nuisance, defamation
2
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tortfeaser
A
person who wrongfully causes harm to other - one committing the tort
3
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tortious
A
adjective describing liability in tort
4
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loss and damage
A
interchangeable terms describing harm suffered by the claimant - in order to provide compensation, loss must be quantified
5
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injury
A
another form of damage - physical, psychiatric, economic
6
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reasonable person
A
hypothetical person used by courts to determine objectively the reasonableness of a course of action
7
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tort of negligence
A
where person negligently causes harm to others
