| A | B |
|---|
| Law | rule of conduct enforced by controlling authority |
| Civil Law | non-govt cooporation, or individual files the lawsuit; burden of proof lies with the plaintiff |
| Criminal Law | filed by the govt (prosecution; burden of proof on the state |
| Litigation | lawsuit;legal contest |
| Plaintiff | one who begins the lawsuit; complaining party |
| Defendant | person required to answer legal action or lawsuit |
| Dispute | conflict between 2 or more parties |
| Ethical | conducting yourself in accordance with the rules or standards for right conduct or practice |
| Crime | committed or omitted act in violation of law |
| Felony | serious crime for which punishment can be more than a year in prison or death |
| Misdemeanor | crime for which punishment is one year or less in jail and/or a fine |
| Contract | binding agreement between parties |
| Tort | a civil or private wrong, not arising out of contractual obligations |
| Battery | intentional, unprivileged touching of a person by another |
| Assault | intentional, unlawful threat to cause bodily harm to another |
| Negligence | conduct that failed to use degree of care necessary for circumstances |
| Copyright | form of protection provided by US laws to the authors of "original works of authorship" |
| Trademark | word, name, device, symbol, or combination used by a seller to distinguish prodcuts from another |
| Patent | grant to prevent others from making, using, or selling hte particular inventions |
| False Imprisonment | restraining the movement of another person |
| Invasion of Privacy | private information made public that is objectionable by that person |
| Slander | spoken defamation of character of a person, business or group, causing the entity to lose esteem of community |
| Libel | written false and malicious defamation printed for the purpose of harming an entity |
