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chapte five
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assault | intentional threat to physically or offensively injure another |
| battery | harmful or offensive touching |
| conversion | using property in a manner inconsistent with the owner’s rights |
| damages | monetary award by the court to a person who has suffered loss or injury because of the act or omission of another |
| defamation | false statement that injures one’s reputation |
| evidence | materials presented to prove or disprove alleged facts |
| false imprisonment | depriving a person of freedom of movement without consent and without privilege |
| fraud | intentional misrepresentation of an existing, important fact |
| intentional tort | tort in which the defendant means to commit the injurious act |
| invasion of privacy | unwelcome and unlawful intrusion into one’s private life so as to cause outrage, mental suffering, or humiliation |
| judgment | final result of a trial |
| negligence | most common tort based on carelessness |
| strict liability | holding a defendant liable without a showing of negligence |
| subpoena | written court order compelling a person to appear and testify |
| testimony | statements by witnesses under oath |
| tort | private or civil wrong for which the law grants a remedy |
| trespass to land | to be on the land of another without right or permission of the owner |
| verdict | jury’s decision in a case |
| witness | individual with personal knowledge of important facts |
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