General Tort Law
This defense to a negligence claim argues that the plaintiff willingly exposed themselves to a known danger.
What is assumption of risk?
What is the 19th amendment?
Women's right to vote
This crime involves unlawfully taking someone else's property without their consent.
What is theft?
This legally binding agreement between two or more parties is enforceable by law.
What is a contract
This type of personal information, often a nine-digit number, is a prime target for identity thieves to access fincancial accounts.
What is a social security number?
This intentional tort involves unlawful physical contact with another person without their consent.
What is battery?
What is the first amendment?
Freedom of speech and expression
This intentional act of causing physical harm to another person is often charged as a misdemeanor or felony.
What is assault?
What is a tort?
A branch of law that deals with civil wrongs, where one person's actions cause harm or loss to another person.
The common scam involves fraudster sending emails posing as legitimate companies to trick victims into revealing personal information?
What is phishing?
This tort occurs when someone unlawfully restrains another person’s freedom of movement without consent.
What is false imprisonment?
What amendment abolished slavery
This crime involves breaking into a building with the intent to commit a felony, typically theft.
What is burglary?
This person represents clients in court and provides legal advice as their advocate.
What is a attorney/lawyer?
This three-digit number, found on the back of credit cards, is often requested by thieves to complete unauthorized transactions.
What is a CVV code?
This tort involves making false statements that harm someone's reputation, often through spoken words.
What is slander/defamation?
What was the 18th amendment
The prohibition of alcohol
This serious crime involves the unlawful killing of another person with malice aforethought.
What is first-degree murder?
This term describes the failure to exercise reasonable care, often leading to unintentional harm in tort law.
What is negligence?
This term describes a technique where thieves install devices on ATM's or card reader to capture credit card information.
What is card skimming?
This type of tort involves intentional harm, such as battery or defamation, as opposed to harm caused by carelessness.
What is an intention tort?
What is the 26th amendment?
Sets voting age to 18
This white-collar crime involves deceitfully manipulating financial records to conceal theft or fraud.
What is embezzlement?
This legal term describes a court's authority to hear and decide a case.
What is jurisdiction?
This legal action, often recommended after identify theft, temporarily restricts access to you credit report to prevent more fraudulannt activity.
What is credit-freezing?