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foreseeability
Cal. Ass'n of Seventh Day Adventists, 14 Cal. App. 3d 209 (1971)"] 2 : the doctrine esp. of tort and contract law that liability is limited to losses that are foreseeable see also Palsgraf v. Long Island
family purpose doctrine
family purpose doctrine : a doctrine in tort law: the owner of a car is vicariously liable for damages incurred by a family member while using
false imprisonment
false imprisonment : the tort of intentionally restraining another by physical force or the threat of physical force without privilege or authority see
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essential element
essential element : an element of a tort or esp. a crime that must be alleged in the complaint or charging instrument (as the indictment) in
deceit
deceit : deliberate and misleading concealment, false declaration, or artifice : deception [theft by ] ;also : the tort
charity
them may be considered charitable. In addition to tax-exempt status, charities have also generally been granted immunity from tort suits. … institution (as a hospital or school) or organization founded by such a gift compare private foundation NOTE: Statutory definitions of what institutions and organizations qualify as charities vary. Organizations that are primarily involved in political campaigns or
delict
of contract that creates an obligation for damages NOTE: Delict is the civil law equivalent of the common-law tort. 2 : a criminal offense de·lic·tu·al [di-lik-chə-wəl] adj … delict [Latin delictum misdeed, offense, from neuter past participle of delinquere to commit (an offense), err] 1 in the
Nuisance
one or two persons, it is a private--not a public--nuisance, and affords ground only for an action of tort. But that which is either in its nature or its consequences an injury or a damage to all … due to negligence must prove that the damage was caused by some want of care, according to its degree which was required in the particular circumstances of the case. Actions against persons or public undertakings for damage
Libel
78 Sol Jo 617. As to publication by dictation, etc., to a typist, see Osborn v. Boulter & Son, (1930) 2 KB 226. All contumelious matter that tends to degrade a man in the opinion of his … 1910 AC 20, where Lord Loreburn said (p. 23): 'Libel is a tort which consists in using language which others knowing the circumstances would reasonably … Libel [fr. libellus, Lat.; libelle, Fr.]. False defamatory words, if written and published, constitute a libel: Odgers on libel, p. 1. 'Everything printed or written, which
Case, action on the
a term of art. For different kinds of actions of trespass on the case, see Malicious Prosecution; Negligence; Deceit; Libel; Slander; Seduction; Lights; Ways; Seducing From Service. A proceeding, action, suit or controversy at law or in … Clerks in Chancery to frame new writs in consimili casu with writs then in existence, see Pollock on Torts and Law Quarterly Review, Vol. 52, p. 68. Under the statutory sanction many new writs which were analogous
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