Chapter 3 Tort Law

One's interference with the rights of another is known as

• tort
• transgression
• crime
• breach

Which of the following demonstrates overlap between criminal law and tort law?

• possessing an illegal gun
• defamation
• assault and battery
• vandalism

What are the tort law equivalents of "conviction and punishment"

• liability and damages
• conviction and liability
• punishment and liability
• punishment and conviction

Damages awarded to victim of a tort, which aim to put victim back in the position as if the tort never occurred.

• compensatory
• punative

Who brings an action in a tort law case?

• the torfeasor
• a private individual
• the government

Your neighbor continues to play very loud music that is keeping you awake at night. This is an example of

• strict liability
• an intentional tort
• product liability
• negligence

In recent years, the doctrine of strict liability has been applied to 

• negligence
• defamation
• product liability
• trespass

A wrongful act that injures another's reputation by making false statements is called

• nuisance
• trespass
• defamation
• invasion of privacy

A false statement made orally to a third party is

• slander
• breach of duty
• libel

What are the tort law equivalents of "conviction and punishment"

• liability and damages
• conviction and liability
• punishment and liability
• punishment and conviction