West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Količina 7West Publishing Company, 1998 - 457 strani Contains over four thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and persons significant to U.S. law; and includes sidebars and In Focus articles, tables and indexes, and a variety of reference materials. |
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... TORT , but may be used generally to describe any act that is criminal or that is wrongful and gives rise to , or somehow contributes to , the injury of another person . Malfeasance is an affirmative act that is ille- gal or wrongful . In ...
... TORT , but may be used generally to describe any act that is criminal or that is wrongful and gives rise to , or somehow contributes to , the injury of another person . Malfeasance is an affirmative act that is ille- gal or wrongful . In ...
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... TORT action . A tort action is filed in civil court to recover money damages for certain harm suf- fered . The plaintiff in a malicious prosecution suit seeks to win money from the respondent as recompense for the various costs ...
... TORT action . A tort action is filed in civil court to recover money damages for certain harm suf- fered . The plaintiff in a malicious prosecution suit seeks to win money from the respondent as recompense for the various costs ...
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... Torts An individual who is guilty of com- mitting a tort is liable for loss or injury that is the natural and probable result of his or her act or omission . It is sufficient that consequences are merely possible , since they must be ...
... Torts An individual who is guilty of com- mitting a tort is liable for loss or injury that is the natural and probable result of his or her act or omission . It is sufficient that consequences are merely possible , since they must be ...
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