Ch. 18 & 19 Review

Complete each of the following statements with the appropriate choice below. Some choices are not used.

trespasser / defendant / assault
immune / insurance / consent
intentional / plaintiff / defamation
remedy
battery / tort
conversion / personal
real

1. In civil law, the injured party is often provided with a(n) ______to make up for what was lost.

2. A(n) ______is the injured party in a civil lawsuit.

3. The alleged wrongdoer in a civil lawsuit is called the ______.

4. In civil law, when someone commits a wrong that injures another person, it is called a(n) ______.

5. ______and ______are both crimes and intentional torts.

6. ______is an intentional tort where one person harms another’s reputation by false statements made to a third party.

7. The most commonly used legal defense to intentional torts is ______.

8. A(n) ______may have to pay damages to a property owner for unlawfully entering onto the owner’s property even though no harm was done to the property.

9. ______property includes one’s house and land.

Match each item with the correct statement below. Some items will not be used.

a.premiumse.liabilityi. conversionm. injunction

b.contingencyf.standard of proofj. false imprisonmentn. intentional tort

c.immunityg.negligencek. infliction of mental distresso. libel

d.class actionh.settlementl. infringementp. slander

10. payments made for insurance coverage

11. a lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group

12. type of fee arrangement in tort suits in which plaintiff’s attorney is paid from the damages awarded

13. responsibility for injuries caused

14. the amount of evidence the prosecutor must present in order to win the case

15. action taken that deliberately harms another person or his or her property

16. oral statements that harm another person’s reputation

17. unlawful control of another’s personal property

18. unauthorizedused of another’s patent or copyright

19. being wrongfully confined against one’s will