| A | B |
|---|
| Defense | strategy used to proce a defendant is not guilty |
| Intentional tort | The defendant intended either the injury. |
| Assault | A threat to physically injure another. |
| Battery | Touching in a harmful way. |
| Conversion | Stealing or destroying anothers property inconsistant with the owner's rights. |
| Fraud | Intentional misrepresentation of facts causing financial injury. |
| Negligence | Tort caused by carelessness. |
| Damages | Monetary award to injured party to compensate for loss. |
| Testimony | Statements made by witnesses under oath. |
| Subpoena | A written order by the judge commanding a witness to appear in court to give testimony. |
| One person responsible for another's tort. | Parent of a minor or an employer. |
| Tort | A private or civil wrong against an individual. |
| Trespass to land | Entering another's property without permission. |
| "Reasonable-person" standard | A person must act with the care,and good judgment of a reasonable person. |
| Special damages | Damages such as medical costs, car repairs, wheelchairs |
| General damages | Damages such as pain and suffering; loss of reputation; loss of consortium |
| Punitive damages | Damages Meant to punish the person who committed the tort. |
