Legal glossary category
Tort Law
Browse 5 glossary entries in the Tort Law category, with short plain-English descriptions and direct links to the full term pages.
fraudulent
Imagine a kid lying about finishing homework to get extra recess; when the teacher finds out, the permission is taken away and the kid faces detent...
Open term →gross negligence
Imagine a kid who promises to return a borrowed bike but throws it into a lake, knowing it will sink.
Open term →harm
If a kid promises to keep a classmate’s crayon safe and then snaps it, the broken crayon is the harm they must replace.
Open term →injury
If a kid breaks a window and the school says the kid must pay for the glass, that payment is the legal injury remedy.
Open term →negligent
Imagine a kid promising to water a plant but forgetting, and the plant dies; that careless promise mirrors negligence.
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