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🤕Torts
Key Terms

684 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your Torts exam

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A

Abatement
Abnormally Dangerous Activities
Absolute immunity
Absolute Liability
Absolute Privilege
Abuse of Power
Access to Justice
Accrual
Act
Actual Breach or Disruption of the Contract
Actual Damages
Actual Malice
Administrative claim
Administrative Efficiency
Adventure sports
Affirmative Defense
Aggravated Assault
Air Pollution
Air Rights
Alter Ego Rule
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act
American Tort Reform Association
Andrea v. Bittner
Animal control laws
Animal liability
Apology
Apportionment of Liability
Apprehension
Appropriation
Appropriation of Name or Likeness
Arbitration
Arbitrator
Assault
Assault vs. Battery
Assumed Responsibilities
Assumption of Risk
Attacks
Attorney-client privilege
Attractive nuisance doctrine
Auto insurance
Awareness

B

Balancing privacy and free speech
Balancing Test
Barred claims
Battery
Binding Agreement
Bird v. Jones
Bites
Blocking a public roadway
Blyth v. Birmingham Waterworks
BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore
Boomer v. Atlantic Cement Co.
Boule v. Hutton
Brain damage
Breach
Breach of Duty
Breach of Standard
Building codes
Burden of Loss
Burden of persuasion
Burden of Production
Burden of risk
Burden of taking precautions
Burden Shifting
Burden-Shifting
Business Relationships
But-for test
Byrne v. Boadle

C

California Code
California law on punitive damages
California Penal Code Section 240
California's Approach
Cap on damages
Capacity to consent