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chapter 3 vocabulary

TermDefinition
TORT A PRIVATE WRONG COMMITTED BY ONE PERSON AGAINS ANOTHER
TORTFEASER A PERSON WHO COMMITS A TORT
INTENTIONAL TORT ACTIONS THAT HURT, EMBARRASS, OR SCARE OTHER PEOPLE
NEGLIGENCE A TORT THAT RESULTS WHEN ONE PERSON CARELESSLY INJURES ANOTHER
PROXIMATE CAUSE WHEN THE LINK BETWEEN NEGLIGENT CONDUCT AND INJURY IS STRONG ENOUGH TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE LAW
CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE A DEFENSE AGAINST NEGLIGENCE WHEN THE DEFENDANT CAN SHOW THE VICTIM DID SOMETHING TO HELP CAUSE HIS OR HER OWN INJURIES
COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE A DEFENSE AGAINST NEGLIGENCE WHICH IS RAISED WHEN THE CARELESSNESS OF EACH PARTY IS COMPARED TO THE CARELESSNESS OF THE OTHER PARTY
ASSUMPTION OF RISK A DEFENSE AGAINST NEGLIGENCE THAT IS RAISED WHEN THE PLAINTIFF KNEW OF THE RISK AND STILL TOOK THE CHANCE OF BEING INJURED
COMPENSATE FAIR PAYMENT FOR THE JOB PERFORMED
CONFIDENTIAL INTENDED TO BE KEPT A SECRET
DISTRESS EXTREME SORROW, OR PAIN
REASONABLE HAVING SOUND JUDGEMENT, FAIR, AND SESIBLE
OBJECTIVE NOT INFLUENCED BY PERSONAL FEELINGS OR OPINIONS IN CONSIDERING AND REPRESENTING FACTS
FORSEEABLE ABLE TO BE FOR SEEN OR PREDICTED
STRICT LIABILITY A LEGAL DOCTRINE THAT SAYS SOME ACTIVITIES ARE SO DANGEROUS THAT LIABILITY WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW ANY INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM THOSE ACTIVITIES
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