Key Legal Terms in Business Law

It holds the master (employer) liable for the conduct of the servant (employee).

<p>The most common tort based on carelessness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The principal/employer is accountable for the acts of its agent/employee.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Torts in which the defendant means to commit the injurious act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An intentional threat to physically or offensively injure another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Harmful or offensive touching.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Depriving a person of freedom of movement without consent and without privilege.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A false statement that injures one's reputation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unwelcome and unlawful intrusion into one's private life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Being on the land of another without the right or permission of the owner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using property in a manner inconsistent with the owner's rights.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intentional misrepresentation of an existing important fact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Holding a defendant liable without a showing of negligence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Laws that cut off the right to sue for defects in design and manufacturing after a certain time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A court order for a person to do or not to do a particular act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Money awarded to place an injured party in the position prior to a loss.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Money a court requires a defendant to pay to punish them for inflicting injury.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The party that initiates a civil lawsuit by filing a complaint.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A court order issued to a defendant to appear in court.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A legal document filed in court in response to a complaint.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The court-supervised process to develop material for a case.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Materials presented to prove or disprove alleged facts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Statements by witnesses under oath.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An individual with personal knowledge of important facts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The jury's decision in a case.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The final result of a trial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A legal document filed to initiate a civil case detailing allegations against a defendant.</p> Signup and view all the answers