Vocab
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| Tort | A civil offense against an individual.
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| Damages | Monetary award intended to compensate the injured party for the harm done to him or her.
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| Negligence | Torts based on someone's carelessness.
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| Intentional Torts | Torts in which the defendant possessed the intent or purpose to inflict the injury.
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| Assault | An intentional tort where one person threatens to physically or offensively injure another.
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| Battery | An intentional tort that involves harmful or offensive touching of another.
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| False Imprisonment | A tort in which a person is deprived of freedom of movement.
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| Defamation | A false statement about a person that injures their reputation.
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| Invasion of Privacy | Uninvited intrusion into an individual's personal relationships and activities.
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| Trespass to Land | A tort in which another person's property is entered without their consent.
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| Conversion | A tort that occurs when personal property is stolen.
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| Interference with Contractual Relations | A third party encourages a breach in a contract.
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| Fraud | An intentional misrepresentation of an existing important fact.
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| Strict Liability | A tort where liability exists even though the defendant was not negligent.
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| Punitive Damages | A monetary award that is set high enough to punish the defendant.
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| Compensatory Damages | Another name for actual damages for pain/suffering, lost wages, and medical bills.
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