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Liability incurred
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offense
quasi contract at contract, quasi-offense NOTE: Breach of contract, offenses, quasi-offenses, and quasi contracts are the bases for civil liability under the civil law. Offenses and quasi-offenses are comparable to common-law torts.
Imperitia
competence; inexperience. The Romans considered imperitia to be a type of culpa that gave rise to liability in tort or liability under a contract calling for the rendering of services. Imperitus denoted an incompetent judge, Black's Law
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joint tortfeasor
joint tortfeasor : any of two or more parties held jointly or severally liable for the same tort see also contribution joint liability at liability
cession
1 : an act of ceding : a yielding (as of property) to another: as a in the civil law of Louisiana : assignment or transfer of property rights by a debtor to a creditor b : … Louisiana : assignment or transfer of property rights by a debtor to a creditor b : transfer of liability by an insurer to a reinsurer c : transfer of control of or sovereignty over specific property or
dangerous instrument
criminal case in which the defendant struck the victim's head against it. In tort cases, esp. where strict liability is to be imposed, the object usually has to have some inherently dangerous quality. … be deemed a dangerous instrument on the basis of how it is used in criminal cases than in tort cases. For example, a sidewalk has been held to be a dangerous instrument in a criminal case in
patrimony
a church [the property of a dissolved parish shall pass to the of the diocese] 3 in the civil law of Louisiana : the net assets of a person : the sum of a person's assets and … law of Louisiana : the net assets of a person : the sum of a person's assets and liabilities [reimbursement shall be made from the of the spouse who owes reimbursement "Louisiana Civil Code"]
chain of causation
:the causal connection between an original cause and its subsequent effects esp. as a basis for criminal or civil liability [intervening acts of third parties will not break the chain of causation "Brownell v. Figel, 950 F.2d 1285
Publisher of libellous matter
matter, is liable both civilly and criminally in respect of any such matter he may publish, and his civil liability exists even though the publication takes place without his knowledge. 'Not only the party who originally prints, but
loan fraud
giving incorrect information on a loan application in order to better qualify for a loan; may result in civil liability or criminal penalties. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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