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Section 1

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slander

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a SPOKEN false statement that injures a person's reputation or good name

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invasion of privacy

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the uninvited intrustion into an indidual's personal relationships and activities in a way likely to cause shame or mental suffering in an ordinary person

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Damages

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monetary award intended to compensate the injured party for the harm done to her or him

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Intentional torts

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torts in which the defendant possessed the intent or purpose to inflict the resultant injury

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compensatory damages

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meant to place the injured party in the position he or she was in prior to the injury or loss.

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libel

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a WRITTEN false statement that injures a person's reputation or good name

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subpoena

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a written order by the judge commanding a witness to appear in court to give testimony

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strict liability

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a defendant can be held liable if he or she merely engaged in a particular activity that resulted in injury, regardless of whether or not he or she was negligent

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defamation

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a false statement that injures a person's reputation or good name

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negligence

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harm occurred as a result of the neglect or carelessness of the defendant

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trespass to land

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entry onto the property of another without the owners consent

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conversion

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using property in a manner inconsistent with the owner's rights

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false imprisonment

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intentional confinement of a person against the person's will and without lawful privilege

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testimony

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statements made by witnesses under oath

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complaint

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plaintiff makes allegations which detail the injury he or she has received at the hands of the defendant and asks for appropriate relief typically in the form of a dollar amount of damages and/or an injunction

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injunction

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court order for a person to do or not do in a particular act

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judgement

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final result of the trial

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causation

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the breach of the required duty caused the injury

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punitive damages

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type of damages generally only awarded in intentional tort cases. It is to punish the defendant

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Tort

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private or civil wrong for which the law grants a remedy

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plantiff

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party that files the complaint

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battery

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intentional breach of the duty to refrain from harmful or offesive touching of another

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verdict

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jury's decision

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fraud

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occurs when there is an intentional or recklessly made misrepresentation of an existing important fact

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evidence

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anything the judge allows to be presented to the jury that helps to prove or disprove the alleged facts

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witness

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someone who has personal knowledge of the facts

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assault

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occurs when one person intentionally puts another in reasonable fear of an offensive or harmful touching

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