Chapter 9: Torts
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolute privilege | complete defense against the tort of defamation, as in the speeches of members of Congress on the floor and witnesses in a trial. |
| contract interference | tort in which a third party interferes with others' freedom to contract. |
| contributory negligence | negligence of the plaintiff that contributes to injury and at common law bars from recovery from the defendant although the defendant may have been more negligent than the plaintiff. |
| defamation | untrue statement by one party about another to a third party. |
| false imprisonment | intentional detention of a person without that person's consent; called the shopkeeper's tort when shoplifters are unlawfully detained. |
| intentional infliction of emotional distress | tort that produces mental anguish caused by conduct that exceeds all bounds of decency. |
| intentional tort | civil wrong that results from intentional conduct. |
| invasion of privacy | tort of intentional intrusion into the private affairs of another. |
| libel | written or visual defamation without legal justification. |
| malpractice | when services are not properly rendered in accordance with commonly accepted standards; negligence by a professional in performing his or her skill. |
| negligence | failure to exercise due care under the circumstances in consequence of which harm is proximately caused to one to whom the defendant owed a duty to exercise due care. |
| product disparagement | false statements made about a product or business. |
| qualified privilege | media privilege to print inaccurate information without liability for defamation, so long as a retraction is printed and there was no malice. |
| shopkeeper's privilege | right of a store owner to detain a suspected shoplifter based on reasonable cause and for a reasonable time without resulting liability for false imprisonment. |
| slander | defamation of character by spoken words or gestures. |
| slander of title | malicious making of false statements as to a seller' title. |
| strict liability | civil wrong for which there is absolute liability because of the inherent danger in the underlying activity, for example, the use of explosives. |
| tort | civil wrong that interferes with one's property or person. |
| trade libel | written defamation about a product or service. |
| trespass | unauthorized action with respect to person or property. |
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