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Chapter 5
| 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 owners 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. |
| Judgement | 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. |