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11 Cards in this Set
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assault:
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a threat of violence or injury to a person.
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battery:
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the unlawful touching or striking of another person.
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employer vicarious liability:
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the liability of an employer for acts of his or her employees in the course of business.
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forcible confinement:
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confinement against a person’s will.
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defamation:
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false statements that injure a person’s reputation.
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libel:
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defamation in some permanent form, such as in writing, a cartoon, etc.
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conversion:
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the refusal to deliver up a chattel to its rightful owner by a bailee.
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injurious falsehood:
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false statements about a firm, its products or business practices intended to dissuade others from doing business with the firm.
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restraint of trade:
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agreement between firms to fix prices, injure competition, or prevent others from entering a market.
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deceit:
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a tort that arises when a party suffers damage by acting upon a false representation made by a party with the intention of deceiving the other.
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What are the defenses of defamation?
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1) truth of statement
2) qualified privilege 3) absolute privilege 4) death of party |