The Tort of Negligence

Fill in the blank: ______ is a civil wrong. Tort law aims to balance justice and claimants (Plaintiff) with fairness for defendants. Most common tort is negligence (Carelessness).

• Tort

• Contract

• Crime

• Agreement

Fill in the blank: ______ is doing something carelessly or failing to do something that should have been done.

• Negligence

• Diligence

• Precision

• Excellence

Fill in the blank: ______ is a legal act that is improperly performed. (Eg. A landlord completing electrical work rather than paying a qualified electrician).

• Misfeasance

• Nonfeasance

• Malfeasance

• Negligence

Fill in the blank: ______ is failure to act that results in harm. (Eg. A teacher ignoring a fight taking place on the oval or doctor failing to perform life-saving interventions).

• Nonfeasance

• Malfeasance

• Misfeasance

• Negligence

Fill in the blank: ______ refers to anyone that can have a lawsuit placed against them. (Eg. A person, business or company)

• Legal persons

• Legal documents

• Legal actions

• Legal rights

Fill in the blank: ______ is a group of legal persons who come together to form a strong argument or complaint to bring more power and a range of sides.

• Class action

• Affidavit

• Subpoena

• Deposition

Fill in the blank: ______ refers to the legal principle or principles that form the basis of a judge's decision in a case. The judges reasoning for their decision.

• Ratio Decidendi

• Obiter Dicta

• Stare Decisis

• Res Judicata

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 elements of negligence?

• Duty of care

• Breach of duty of care

• Causation damage by the breach of the duty of care

• Criminal intent

Fill in the blank: The defendant owed a ______ of care.

• duty

• right

• burden

• privilege

Fill in the blank: The defendant breached that duty by not meeting the required ______ of care.

• standard

• amount

• type

• level