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NALS Chapter13_75499
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Animal cases | Tort litigation involving injuries or damages caused by animals, including live stock, domesticated wild animals, house hold pets, or family animals; these cases fall under strict liability tort law |
| Assault | An act that creates in a person immediate fear of attempted battery |
| Assumption of risk | the legal rule under which a person may not recover for an injury he or she receives when voluntarily exposing him or herself to a known danger. |
| Battery | A harmful offensive touching of another's person |
| Comparative negligence doctrine | The rule under which negligence is measured by a percentage and damages are diminshed in proportion to the amount of negligence attribute to the plantiff |
| Consent | Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another |
| Contributory Negligence | An affirmative defense that asserts the injuries and damages complained of by the plaintiff were caused in whole or in part by the plaintiff's own negligence |
| Conversion | Taking property that belongs to another and using it as one's own |
| Defense of Property | Affirmative defense in criminal or tort law when forced was used to protect one's property |
| Extra-hazardous activity | An activity that carries the likelihood of causing some types of damages even if reasonable care is exercised |
| False imprisonment | |
| Intentional tort | |
| Libel | |
| Malpractice | |
| Negligence | |
| Privilege | |
| Products Liability | |
| Recapture of chattels | |
| Self-defense | |
| Slander | |
| Strict liability | |
| Tort(s) | |
| respass to land |