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| A violation of rights of an identifiable person or a business that has been wronged either intentionally or by negligence |
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| The harming of a person's good name and reputation by the communication of a false statement |
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| Defamation is separated into two torts |
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| The spreading of damaging statement in written form |
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| The spreading of damaging words or ideas about a person in all forms not considered libel |
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| Two common defenses to Defamation |
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| Privilege (as a defense to defamation) |
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If the person accused of defamation had a special privilege in making the defamatory statement
(an attorney in a court proceeding who accuses a witness of lying), the defamed person cannot recover damages. |
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| An unlawful interference with the enjoyment of life or property |
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| A person who acts in a way that denies the right to enjoyment to a specific person or persons |
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| Affects the community or general public |
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| When the right to own and use personal property is denied or abridged by another |
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| The failure to exercise reasonable care necessary to protect others from risk of harm |
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| The charging a negligent act of one person to another |
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A legal defense by the person accused of negligence.
Also called Contributory Fault |
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| The injured party is not stopped from winning damages even if they were partially at fault |
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| When a person has been judged to be responsible for a loss |
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| Holding a person liable for the acts of others |
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| People may be liable for injuries to others even if they have done nothing wrong |
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