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    A tort is a civil wrong that can result in harm to a person or property and forms the basis of a claim by the injured party. Torts fall into three categories: intentional torts, negligent torts, and strict liability torts. While tort law and criminal law overlap in some instances, they differ in the parties involved, standards of proof, and outcomes. The primary aims of tort law are to provide relief for harm suffered and deter future tortious conduct.

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    A tort is a civil wrong that can result in harm to a person or property and forms the basis of a claim by the injured party. Torts fall into three categories: intentional torts, negligent torts, and strict liability torts. While tort law and criminal law overlap in some instances, they differ in the parties involved, standards of proof, and outcomes. The primary aims of tort law are to provide relief for harm suffered and deter future tortious conduct.

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    A tort is a civil wrong that can result in harm to a person or property and forms the basis of a claim by the injured party. Torts fall into three categories: intentional torts, negligent torts, and strict liability torts. While tort law and criminal law overlap in some instances, they differ in the parties involved, standards of proof, and outcomes. The primary aims of tort law are to provide relief for harm suffered and deter future tortious conduct.

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    A tort is a civil wrong that can be remedied by awarding damages (other

    remedies may also be available). These civil wrongs result in harm to a


    person or property that forms the basis of a claim by the injured party. The
    harm can be physical, emotional or financial. Examples of torts include
    medical negligence, negligent damage to private property and negligent
    misstatements causing financial loss.
    There are many specific torts, such as trespass, assault and negligence.
    Business torts include fraudulent misrepresentation, interference in
    contractual relations and unfair business practices.
    Torts fall into three general categories: intentional torts (e.g. unfair
    competition), negligent torts (e.g. causing an accident by failing to obey
    traffic rules) and strict liability torts (e.g. liability for making and selling
    defective products).
    Why some wrongs are dealt with by tort law (or the law of torts) and others
    considered criminal offences is the subject of some debate. However, there
    are certainly overlaps between tort law and criminal law. For example, a
    defendant can be liable to compensate for assault and battery in tort and also
    be punished for the criminal law offence of assault.
    Differences between tort law and criminal law include: the parties involved (the state
    brings an action in crime, a private individual brings an action in tort); the standard of
    proof (higher in criminal law); and the outcomes (a criminal action may result in a
    conviction and punishment, whereas an action in tort may result in liability on the part
    of the defendant and damages awarded to the claimant1).
    The primary aims of tort law are to provide relief for the harm suffered and
    deter other potential tortfeasors from committing the same harms. The
    injured person may sue for both an injunction to stop the tortious conduct
    and for monetary damages.
    Depending on the jurisdiction, the damages awarded will be either compensatory or
    punitive. Compensatory damages are intended, as far as it is possible, to put the
    victim in the position he or she would have been in had the tort not occurred. Punitive
    damages are awarded to punish a wrongdoer. As well as compensation for damage to
    property, damages may also be awarded for: loss of earnings capacity, future
    expected losses, pain and suffering and reasonable medical expenses.

    (US) plaintiff

    5 Use the collocations you formed in Exercise 4 to complete these sentences.


    1 While a crime such as murder or shoplifting is a wrong committed against society, a
    tort is a...................................................committed against an individual.
    2 Torts are handled in the civil courts, where the....................................brings an
    action against the wrongdoer.
    3 In most cases, the injured party is entitled to remedies under the law, such as
    4 In medical malpractice cases, the damages awarded to the injured party may
    include lost wages and....................................

    Unit 3 Tort law

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