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Question 1

What is an Easement?

Answer 1

A right of persons to use land belonging to others.

(Reference pg. 2-9)

Question 2

What is False Imprisonment?

Answer 2

Holding someone without lawful justification in a place against their will.

(Reference pg. 2-19)

Question 3

What is False Arrest?

Answer 3

Includes false imprisonment but also includes the additional feature of detaining the victims with the intention that they be turned over to the police for prosecution.

(Reference pg. 2-19)

Question 4

What is Malicious Prosecution?

Answer 4

Occurs when: (i) the complainant was arrested and later released; and (ii) evidence provided revealed that the person making the complaint did not have an honest belief that a crime had been committed, but was guided by other improper motives such as a desire to harass or humiliate the victim.

(Reference pg. 2-19)

Question 5

What is Defamation?

Answer 5

Consists of a statement that causes unjustified injury to the reputation of another person and which results in the loss to that person of the esteem, confidence, respect and goodwill of a considerable part of the community.

(Reference pg. 2-20)

Question 6

What is Slander?

Answer 6

Refers to spoken defamation.

(Reference pg. 2-20)

Question 7

What is Libel?

Answer 7

Refers to written defamation.

(Reference pg. 2-20)

Question 8

What is Aggregate Limit?

Answer 8

The most the policy will pay during the policy period for all claims for which insurance is provided.