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TORTS CH 14
Question | Answer |
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COMBINATION OF TWO ELEMENTS: (1) THE RIGHT NOT TO BE COMPELLED TO TESTIFY AGAINST ONE'S SPOUSE, AND (2) THE PROTECTION OF MARITAL CONFIDENCES | SPOUSAL PRIVILEGE |
A SECRET LISTENER TO PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS | EAVESDROPPER |
RULES GOVERNING THE INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE IN PROCEEDINGS, BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL, IN FEDERAL COURTS. WHILE THEY DO NOT APPLY TO SUITS IN STATE COURTS, THE RULES OF MANY STATES HAVE BEEN CLOSELY MODELED AFTER THESE RULES | FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE |
AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES CHARITY WITHOUT OBTAINING A PROFIT OR GAIN FOR ITSELF OR ITS OWNERS | CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION |
A PERSON, BODY OR STATE IN WHICH INDEPENDENT AND SUPREME AUTHORITY IS VESTED | SOVEREIGN |
LEFT TO OR REGULATED BY ONE'S OWN JUDGEMENT | DISCRETIONARY |
PERTAINING TO A PROCESS OR SERIES OF OF ACTIONS FOR ACHIEVING A RESULT | OPERATIONAL |
FUNCTIONS THAT A CITY OR TOWN, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY PERFORM WHEN CONSIDERED TO BE FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF ITS CITIZENS | PROPRIETARY FUNCTIONS |
FUNCTIONS OF A MUNICIPALITY THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO ITS EXISTENCE, IN THE SENSE OF SERVING THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY TO ITS EXISTENCE, AND THAT ENSURE THE ADVANTAGE OF ITS INHABITANTS | GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS |
A PERSON WHO, UPON BEING ISSUED A COMMISSION, TAKING A REQUIRED OATH, ENTERS UPON, FOR A FIXED TENURE, A POSITION CALLED AN OFFICE WHERE HE EXERCISES IN HIS OWN RIGHT SOME OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF SOVEREIGN HE SERVES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC | PUBLIC OFFICER |
A PERSON APPOINTED BY A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS AND MAINTAIN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RELATIONS WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES | DIPLOMAT |