Law Education Unit 4

a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability

• Tort

• Remedy

• Liability

• Negligence

a judicial order enforcing a right or redressing a wrong

• Tort

• Remedy

• Liability

• Negligence

legal responsibility

• Tort

• Remedy

• Liability

• Negligence

careless neglect, often resulting in injury

• Tort

• Remedy

• Liability

• Negligence

A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights

• Civil Law

• Class Action

• Warranty

• Scam

a procedure by which similarly situated litigants may be heard in a single lawsuit

• Civil Law

• Class Action

• Warranty

• Scam

a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time.

• Civil Law

• Class Action

• Warranty

• Scam

a dishonest scheme; a fraud (Criminal deception intended to result in personal gain)

• Civil Law

• Class Action

• Warranty

• Scam

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

• Plaintiff

• Class Action

• Warranty

• Scam

an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Warranty

• Scam