| A | B |
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| compensatory damages | Compensation to the injured party for the injury sustained. |
| consent | Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another. |
| contract | An enforceable agreement between two or more competent parties, which creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing. |
| damages | Pecuniary compensation which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss, detriment, or injury, whether to his person, property or rights through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another. |
| defense of property | Affirmative defense in criminal law or tort law where force was used to protect ones property. |
| due care | That care which a reasonable, prudent person would exercise in a particular situation. |
| duty | Legal or moral obligation. |
| fault | Negligence; an error or defect of judgment or of conduct. |
| privilege | A benefit or advantage to certain persons beyond the advantages of other persons, i.e., an exemption, immunity, or power. |
| punitive damage | An award in addition to the actual loss. |
| res ipsa loquitur | The thing speaks for itself. |
| self-defense | The right of a person to defend person, property, home, or family against anyone who intends to commit a forcible felony. |
| vicarious liability | The imposition of liability on one person for the actionable conduct of another, based solely on a relationship between the two persons. |
| assumption of risk | The legal rule under which a person may not recover for an injury received when voluntarily exposed to a known danger. |
| breach of duty | Any violation or omission of a legal or moral duty. |
| comparative negligence | The rule by which negligence is measured by a percentage, and damages are diminished in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to the person seeking recovery. |
| contributory negligence | An affirmative defense which means that the injuries and damages complained of by the plaintiff were caused in whole or in part, or were contributed to as a result of the plaintiffs own negligence. |
