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Civil Law
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actual Harm | property damage or harm |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution | resolving a disagreement outside the court |
| Arbitration | setting dispute with a third party |
| Advantage | using a good solution because there is a equal party |
| Assault | physical harm |
| Assumption of Risk | doing an action knowing there is a risk |
| Breach | breaking the duty of another person |
| Causation | breach of duty causes injury |
| Comparative Negligence | carlessness |
| Contributory Negligence | evidence showing |
| Conversion | damaging property without the users rights |
| Court Injunctions | court preventing specific actions |
| Damages | payment for injury |
| Defamation | false statement damaging reputation |
| Duty | obligation to someone |
| False Imprisonment | confinement against that persons will |
| Fraud | misrepresentation of an existing |
| Interference with Contracts | non liable 3rd party |
| Invasion of Privacy | intrusion into someones relationships |
| Mediation | 3rd party |
| Money Damages | |
| Negligence | careless injury |
| Proximate Cause | |
| Punitive Damages | |
| Tort | |
| Trespass to Land | |
| Vicarious Liability |