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BusLawCh3Vocab
BusinessLawChapter3Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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A private wrong committed by one person against another | Tort |
A person who commits a tort | Tortfeasor |
Actions that hurt, embarrass, or scare other people | Intentional Tort |
A tort that results when one person carelessly injures another | Negligence |
When the link between negligent conduct and injury is strong enough to be recognized by law | Proximate Cause |
A defense against negligence when the defendant can show the victim did something to help cause his/her own injuries | Contributory Negligence |
A defense against negligence whic is raised when the carelessness of each party is compared to the carelessness of the other party | Comparative Negligence |
A defense against negligence that is raised when the plaintiff knew of the risk and still took the chance of being injured | Assumption of Risk |
A legal doctrine that says some activities are so dangerous that liability will always follow any injury that results from those activities | Strict Liability |
To make up for a loss | Compensate |
Communicated or entrusted in secret | Confidential |
Anxiety or mental suffering | Distress |
Moderate, fair, rational | Reasonable |
Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices; factual | Objective |
To see or know beforehand | Foreseeable |