Tort Law
Across
- 2. Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
- 6. Exempt from penalties or legal requirements
- 7. Person being sued in a civil case
- 9. Breach of some obligation, causing harm or injury
- 11. An unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of one's property
- 12. Wrong that involves a breach of a civil duty owed to someone else.
- 13. Something to make up for harm done
- 16. One of the elements a plaintiff must prove in order to establish causation
- 19. A wrong in a civil duty
- 20. Mutual agreement between two sides
- 21. Written or spoken action bout a person that is false and damages the person's reputation
- 22. The system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.
- 23. Brings legal action against alleged wrongdoer
- 24. Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment, especially by a medical practitioner, lawyer, or public official.
- 25. Injured party can form a class and bring their lawsuit
Down
- 1. In negligence law, this concept limits damages the defendant must prove
- 3. Property or belongings that can be moved
- 4. An amount to be paid for an insurance policy
- 5. Obligation to do or not do something
- 8. A threat or attempt to commit physical harm or unwanted physical contact.
- 10. Topics as auto accidents, false imprisonment, slander and libel, product liability
- 14. Criminal wrongdoing which involves a breach of a duty owed to society
- 15. An amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
- 17. Action deliberately to harm another person
- 18. Land and all items attached to it