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A wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to legal liability.

A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances.

A legal obligation that is owed or due to another and that needs to be satisfied; an obligation for which somebody else has a corresponding right.

The breach of a public duty imposed by law which causes injury or damage.

An intentional act committed on someone else's property that substantially and unreasonable interferes with their property rights.

The intentional and unlawful taking of another person's property with the intent to permanently deprive them of it.

A statement that defames or harms the reputation of another person.

A false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person.

A spoken defamatory statement.

The intentional confinement of a person against their will.

A legal principle that holds a party responsible for the actions of their subordinates under their control.

The interference with someone else's right to use and enjoy their property.

A type of liability that does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm, but that is based on the breach of an absolute duty to make something safe.

The event without which the injury would not have occurred.

A legal principle that mandates an individual to suffer the consequences of his or her actions or omissions, rather than pushing the responsibility onto someone else.

Loss of future earning capacity due to an injury.

A three-part test used to determine whether the defendant's negligence caused the plaintiff's harm.

The concept that multiple parties can be held liable for the same event or transaction.

The legal responsibility of manufacturers and sellers to compensate for injury caused by defective products.

When one person owes another a duty of attentive, considerate behavior.

The concept that minimal harm can still result in damages.

Unreasonably dangerous deviation from a safe norm, such as a manufacturer failing to meet its own product specifications.

A type of product defect that occurs when there are inadequate instructions or warnings that could prevent consumer injury.

Legally, what the reasonable person would believe, perceive, or do in a particular situation.

When someone commits a tortious act and is in violation of a contractual obligation.

Rights that can be protected and enforced through the legal system.

An attempt to reconcile financial compensation for injury with a person's level of fault.

A defense to negligence that bars any recovery from the plaintiff who has contributed to their own injury.

A doctrine where the plaintiff's damage award is reduced by the percentage of their fault, to the extent of their own negligence, but not barred completely.

The idea that certain activities are so dangerous that liability will always follow any harm that results.

An absolute bar to the plaintiff's recovery in a tort action, based on their voluntary encounter with a known danger.

A legal concept by which a defendant can argue that they were not the cause of the plaintiff's harm, suggesting the existence of an additional, intervening cause.

Damages awarded over and above compensatory damages, usually to punish the defendant for egregious conduct.

The sum intended to make up for actual loss, injury, or damage assessed by a court.

A court-ordered act or prohibition against an act that redresses a wrong or protects a right.

The responsibility for an accident or injury that can be attributed to the failing of another to act within the boundaries of reasonable conduct.

The standard of proof that must be met by a plaintiff if they wish to win a civil action.

General term for suffering that cannot be attributed to economic losses like medical expenses or lost wages.

Obligations that exist for the benefit of society and are enforced by the force of law and public agencies.

A type of negligence that can occur when an attorney provides legal services below the standard of care expected, causing harm to a client.

A principle that limits damages the defendant must pay to only those harms they could have foreseen through their actions.

The initiation of a lawsuit to enforce a right or redress a wrong.

When someone who is not the original tortfeasor voluntarily assumes a duty through their actions and thus may become liable.

A legal concept that protects a rescuer who voluntarily helps a victim in distress from being sued for wrongdoing.