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sound
action used with in [those remedies for rent which ed in contract "O. W. Holmes, Jr."] [ing in tort] … sound 1 a : free from injury or disease : exhibiting normal health b : free from flaw, defect, or decay [a design] 2 a : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension [based on judicial reasoning] b
Lex loci delicti
Lex loci delicti (the law of the place of the tort or wrong).
Not guilty
by way of traverse which occurred in actions of trespass, libel, or other tort, and amounted to a denial only of the breach of duty or wrongful act alleged to have been committed by the defendant; this
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subrogation
: a doctrine holding that when an insurance company pays an insured's claim of loss due to another's tort the insurer succeeds to the insured's rights (as the right to sue for damages) against the tortfeasor called … a third party pays a creditor or obligee the third party succeeds to the creditor's rights against the debtor or obligor ;also : a doctrine holding that when an insurance company pays an insured's claim of loss
Imminently dangerous
the imminently dangerous behaviour of pointing a gun at someone's head could subject the actor to criminal and tort liability, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 752.
Latin information
Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duke of Cornwall in the nature of civil proceedings to recover debt or damages for a tort or otherwise, see A.G. v. Valle-Jones, (1935) 2 KB 209 (damage by loss
sudden emergency doctrine
sudden emergency doctrine : a doctrine of tort law: a person who is confronted with a sudden and unexpected perilous situation not of his or her
Guarantee
in any other factual situations capable of giving rise to legal obligations such as there resulting from bailment, tort or unsatisfied judgments, Moschi v. Lep Air Services Ltd., (1973) AC 331 (347-348): (1972) 2 All ER 393 … of a specified amount. [Constitution of India, Art. 366(13)] Guarantee, is in collateral engagement to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, a promise to another as debtor to secure the payment of a
sexual harassment
unwelcome verbal or physical conduct directed at an employee because of his or her sex ;also : the tort of engaging in such discrimination see also hostile environment sexual harassment, quid pro quo sexual harassment NOTE: Sexual
discretionary
at one's own discretion ;specif : relating to the policy-making function of a public official see also Federal Tort Claims Act in the Important Laws section compare ministerial NOTE: A public official generally has qualified immunity from
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