Class 6: Intentional Torts

__________torts, as the name implies, are characterized by the mental intent of the tortfeasor.

_________ is conduct by an individual that drops below a reasonable standard of care and causes harm to another person.

_________ subjects an individual to liability for activity that causes harm to another without regard for her intent or the standard of care she shows in carrying out that activity.

____________is the intentional confinement of a person without justification.

________ is defamatory statements and/or pictures published in print or writing; or broadcast in the media, such as over the radio, on TV or in film.

The general harm caused by ________ is identified as being ridiculed, shamed, hated, scorned, belittled or held in contempt by others, and lowers him/her in esteem of a reasonably prudent person, due to the communication of the false statement.

Defenses to negligence mean____

• miễn trách nhiệm bồi thường thiệt hại

• miễn, giảm trách nhiệm bồi thường thiệt hại

• miễn trách nhiệm bồi thường thiệt hại do bất cẩn

• miễn, giảm trách nhiệm bồi thường thiệt hại do bất cẩn

Quan hệ nhân quả in legal English usually means _______

• causation

• causal link

• cause-effect relation

• cause-effect relationship

Defamation is categorized as either Slander or Libel.

• True

• False

Let’s see an exampe. A was in a car accident. If A was found 25 percent at fault for the accident, then any compensation A wins would be reduced by 25 percent, meaning A would collect 75 percent of the reward. It is __________

• Contributory and Comparative Negligence

• Contributory Negligence

• Comparative Negligence

• Contributory or Comparative Negligence