| 1. | tort | A. | a system in which court decisions establish legal principles and rules of law |
| 2. | waive | B. | the obligation to do or not do something |
| 3. | wrong | C. | the protection of a creative fixed expression giving the owner exclusive rights to the expression |
| 4. | immune | D. | spoken expression about a person that is false and damages that person's reputation |
| 5. | malice | E. | a civil wrong, such as negligence or libel |
| 6. | remedy | F. | the amount an insured person agrees to pay toward repairs before the insurance company pays anything |
| 7. | battery | G. | a court's decision in a civil case |
| 8. | slander | H. | ___________ is a type of real property tort |
| 9. | judgment | I. | the legal responsibility for damage or injury even if you are not negligent |
| 10. | premiums | J. | payments made for insurance coverage |
| 11. | copyright | K. | exempt from penalties, payments, or legal requirements |
| 12. | liability | L. | arbitration, mediation, negotiation are methods of __________ |
| 13. | common law | M. | an intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another without consent |
| 14. | conversion | N. | strict liability, negligence, and ___________ are the three types of torts |
| 15. | deductible | O. | a court order requiring a person to do, or refrain from doing, a particular act |
| 16. | defamation | P. | the taking or controlling of another's property without consent |
| 17. | injunction | Q. | land and all items attached to it, such as houses, crops, and fences |
| 18. | settlement | R. | tort explained in one word is _____ |
| 19. | intentional | S. | a lawsuit brought by one or more persons on behalf of a larger group |
| 20. | malpractice | T. | deliberate intent to harm someone; ill will |
| 21. | trespassing | U. | failure to meet acceptable standards of practice in any professional or official position |
| 22. | class action | V. | written or spoken expression about a person that is false and damages that person's reputation |
| 23. | real property | W. | what is done to compensate for an injury or to enforce some right |
| 24. | strict liability | X. | the intentional or wrongful confinement of another person against his/her will |
| 25. | false imprisonment | Y. | to give up some right, privilege, or benefit voluntarily |