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Assignment Name: Meiners, The Legal Environment of Business, 9e, Chapter 6
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1 Tort means:

a. injury in Greek. b. a criminal offense. c. twisted or wrong. d. injury to a contract.

status: correct (1.0) correct: c your answer: c feedback: Correct. From Latin and French.

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2 Torts are defined by:

a. common law courts. b. federal legislation. c. the U.S. Supreme Court. d. administrative agencies.

status: correct (1.0) correct: a your answer: a feedback: Correct. They have no absolute meaning; the courts change what is a legal wrong over time.

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3 The person who is accused of committing a tort is called:

a. a criminal. b. a defendant. c. a negligentee. d. a tortfeasor.

status: correct (1.0) correct: d your answer: d feedback: Correct. That is the person who commits a tort, intentional or not.

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4 Which of the following is not an element of a tort based on negligence?

a. A duty of ordinary care was owed to the other party. b. There is a causal connection between the defendant's conduct and the harm suffered. c. There was intent to harm. d.