Law of Tort - Key Terminology

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  • Created on: 19-03-21 13:55
Tort
Civil wrong committed by one individual against another (e.g injury caused by negligence)
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Tortfeasor
Someone who has committed a tort
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Remedy
What the claimant is seeking to 'right the wrong'
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Foreseeable
Events the defendant should be able to have predicted could happen
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Proximate Relationship
(in tort law) how close the defendant and victim are physically or emotionally
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Causation/Chain of Causation
The connection of the negligent act with the corresponding result
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Someone who has committed a tort

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Tortfeasor

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What the claimant is seeking to 'right the wrong'

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Events the defendant should be able to have predicted could happen

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(in tort law) how close the defendant and victim are physically or emotionally

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