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Volenti non fit injuria
195, AC 67. Consent or 'leave and licence' may be said to be a defence in actions of tort or prosecutions (see Archbold, Cr. Pr.), where the consent is to the specific injury or act, unless the
Third party
Act, 1925, s. 39), and R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XVI. A. A person may sometimes be liable for the tort even though by the intervention of a third party, see Baker v. Snell, (1908) 2 KB 825. Used
Case, action on the
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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Respondeat superior
Respondeat superior, means 'let the superior give answer'. A doctrine in tort law that makes a master liable for the wrong of a servant; specific; the doctrine making an employer
libel
or her to public contempt b : the publication of such a libel c : the crime or tort of publishing a libel see also single publication rule New York Times Co. v. Sullivan in the Important
intent
act called also criminal intent compare knowledge, mens rea, motive, negligence b : the purpose to commit a tortious act having consequences that the actor desires and believes or knows will occur constructive intent : intent that
battery
battery [Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere] : the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily harm (as by striking or by administering a
equitable tolling
equitable tolling : a doctrine or principle of tort law: a statute of limitations will not bar a claim if despite use of due diligence the plaintiff
false light
the public "Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co., 419 U.S. 245 (1974)"] ;also : an invasion of privacy tort that is based on injury to the victim's reputation by such a portrayal (as in a publication) compare
mitigation of damages
mitigation of damages 1 : a doctrine in tort and contract law: a person injured by another is required to mitigate his or her losses resulting from
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