Business Law - Chapter 3 Tort Law Questions

Question 1

threatening to harm an innocent person

Accepted Answer

assault

Question 2

verbal or spoken lies that damage a person's reputation

Accepted Answer

slander

Question 3

causing great emotional or mental distress with no intent to cause PHYSICAL harm

Accepted Answer

intentional infliction

Question 4

We have the right to privacy, to walk around freely without false arrest, & right to good name

Accepted Answer

true

Question 5

Tort means

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 6

Tort law is based on the idea that everyone on our society has certain rights.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 7

actions that deliberately hurt, embarrass, or scare people

Accepted Answer

intentional tort

Question 8

interfering with a person's right to move around freely

Accepted Answer

false imprisonment

Question 9

lies about a person in written, printed, or recorded form - TV shows, magazines, emails

Accepted Answer

libel

Question 10

Do we have the duty to respect the other rights of others?

Accepted Answer

yes

Question 11

unlawful, unwanted touching of another person

Accepted Answer

battery

Question 12

occurs when somebody lies about a person in a way that hurts the innocent person's reputation

Accepted Answer

defamation

Question 13

person injured in a tort

Accepted Answer

victim

Question 14

defendant in a lawsuit

Accepted Answer

tortfeasor

Question 15

means that the person who published a lie, knew it was a lie, and published it anyway

Accepted Answer

actual malice

Questions 15