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. |
Punitive damages | Meant to punish the person who committed the tort. |
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. |
Verdict | The jury's decision in a trial. |
Judgment | The final result of a trial rendered by the judge. |