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BusLawCh3Vocab
BusinessLawChapter3Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |