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STUVIATorts Vocab LES exam 2
A defense to a negligence lawsuit that allocates imposes liability in proportion to fault
when both the plaintiff and defendant were negligent. - ✔✔Comparative Negligence
A defense to a negligence lawsuit that is a complete bar to recovery when the injured
party contributed to his or her own injuries. - ✔✔Contributory Negligence
A defense to a negligence suit that prevents an injured party from recovering if the
defendant can show that the injured party recognized the risk and voluntarily accepted
it. - ✔✔Assumption of Risk
A defense to defamation available to the media that permits retraction and no liability
so long as the information is not printed or given with malice or with reckless disregard
for whether it is true. - ✔✔Qualified Privileges
A defense to defamation; a protection given to legislators and courtroom participants
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for statements made relating to the proceedings; encourages people to come forward
and speak without fear of liability. - ✔✔Absolute Privilege
A defense to the tort of false imprisonment for storeowners; allows reasonable
detention of shoppers upon reasonable suspicion of shoplifting. - ✔✔Shopkeeper's
Privilege
a harmful or offensive touching.
Note that you can have an assault without a battery and a battery without an assault.
These are the generally accepted legal definitions. However, some criminal statutes
use these interchangeably. Some sates refer to sexual assault, when they are
punishing a battery. - ✔✔battery
An accidental wrong committed by oversight or failure to take precautions or corrective
action. - ✔✔Negligence
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