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| tort | A private or civil wrong. |
| damages | A monetary award by the court to a person who has suffered loss or injury because of the act or omission of another. |
| negligence | The tort in which only carelessness and not intent is required in the breaching of a duty. |
| assault | The tort that occurs when one person intentionally threatens to physically or offensively injure another. |
| battery | The tort that occurs when one person intentionally touches another in a harmful or offensive way. |
| false imprisonment | The tort that occurs when one person deprives another person of freedom of movement without the person’s consent and without privilege. |
| defamation | The tort that occurs when one person makes a false statement that injures the reputation of another. |
| invasion of privacy | The tort that occurs when one person intrudes into another’s private life in an unwelcome and unlawful manner so as to cause outrage, mental suffering, or humiliation. |
| trespass to land | The tort that occurs when one person enters onto the property of another without the owner’s consent.. |
| conversion | The tort that occurs when one person steals, destroys, or uses the property of another in a manner inconsistent with the owner’s rights. |
| fraud | The tort that occurs when one person intentionally misrepresents an existing important fact thereby causing financial injury. |
| strict liability | Liability that exists even though the defendant was not negligent. |
| injunction | A court order for a person to do or not do a specific act. |
| damages | A monetary award to the injured party to compensate for loss. |
| evidence | Anything that the judge allows to be presented to the jury that helps to prove or disprove the alleged facts. |
| testimony | Statements made by witnesses under oath. |
| witness | Someone who has personal knowledge of the facts. |
| subpoena | A written order by the judge commanding a witness to appear in court to give testimony. |
| verdict | The jury’s decision in a trial. |
| judgment | The final result of a trial rendered by the judge. |
