Tort Law

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What is a tort?

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a civil wrong

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Which of the following is TRUE about civil law? Options: the plaintiff is the state, the defendant goes to jail if held liable, damages are often in the form of money, all of these are true

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damages are often in the form of money

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What is meant by liability?

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the person held responsible for wrong

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When does a tort occur? Options: when a person is injured, when property is damaged, when a person's reputation is harmed, all of these

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A tort occurs when a person is injured, when property is damaged, or when a person's reputation is harmed.

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What are damages?

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the amount of money awarded to plaintiff

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True or False - Most lawsuits go to trial.

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False

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What is an advantage of the tort law system? Options: people are held accountable for their actions, companies are held accountable for the safety of their products, people must take reasonable care of others' property, all of these

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all of these

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Which of the following is an example of an intentional wrong? babysitting and a child falls down the steps while you are in another room, kicking someone into a locker when walking down the hallway, running over a neighbor's dog accidentally, your dog bites a neighbor's child

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kicking someone into a locker when walking down the hallway

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Which of the following activities would be held to strict liability? operating a car, owning a demolition company, playing professional baseball, all of these

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owning a demolition company

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True or False: Slander is defamation in the form of verbal statements.

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True