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TORTS CH 4
Question | Answer |
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LEGALLY SUFFICIENT REASON TO EXCUSE THE COMPLAINED-OF BEHAVIOR | DEFENSE |
REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP SUCH AS ATTORNEY-CLIENT, DOCTOR-PATIENT, HUSBAND-WIFE, PSYCHOTHERAPIST-PATIENT, AND PRIEST-PATIENT | PRIVILEGE |
ALL PARTIES TO A NOVATION MUST KNOWINGLY ASSENT TO THE SUBSTITUTION OF EITHER THE OBLIGATIONS OR PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT | CONSENT |
THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF A CONTRACT; TO UNDERSTAND OR COMPREHEND SPECIFIC ACTS OR REASONING | CAPACITY |
A HYPOTHETICAL PERSON USED AS A LEGAL STANDARD, ESPECIALLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER SOMEONE ACTED WITH NEGLIGENCE | REASONABLE PERSON |
A PERSON WHO EXERCISES THE DEGREE OF ATTENTION, KNOWLEDGE, INTELLIGENCE, AND JUDGEMENT THAT SOCIETY REQUIRES OF ITS MEMBERS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THEIR OWN AND OF OTHERS' INTERESTS | REASONABLE PERSON |
A DEFENDANT'S LEGAL EXCUSE THAT THE USE OF FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED | SELF-DEFENSE |
A JUSTIFICATION AVAILABLE WHEN ONE HARMS OR THREATENS ANOTHER IN DEFENSE OF A PERSON OTHER THAN ONESELF | DEFENSE OF OTHERS |
A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE USE OF FORCE IN PROTECTING ONE'S PROPERTY THROUGH SUCH FORCE AS MUST BE REASONABLE UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES | DEFENSE OF PROPERTY |
THE HOME OR OTHER STRUCTURE IN WHICH A PERSON LIVES | DWELLING PLACE |
THE ACT OF RECOVERING PERSONAL PROPERTY BY A PROPERTY OWNER | RECAPTURE OF CHATTELS |
INDIVIDUALS ARE EXCUSED FROM CRIMINAL AND SOMETIMES TORTIOUS LIABILITY IF THEY ACT UNDER A DURESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES TO PROTECT LIFE OR LIMB OR HEALTH IN A REASONABLE MANNER AND WITH NO OTHER ACCEPTABLE CHOICES | NECESSITY |
INSTRUCTION, COMPREHENDING THE COMMUNICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING TO OBSERVE AND ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND ORDER | DISCIPLINE |
OF, RELATING TO, OR ACTING AS A TEMPORARY GUARDIAN OR CARETAKER OF A CHILD, TAKING ON ALL OR SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PARENT | LOCO PARENTIS |