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joblessjake

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on: Jul 8, 2018
A legal action involving a private or civil wrong or injury other than a breach of contract is a _________ action.
 
  a. slander
  b. punitive
  c. liability
  d. negligence
  e. tort

Question 2

Suing a person because you feel he or she injured you is a common way of settling disputes in the Anglo-American tradition of common law, and is called a(n)
 
  a. tort.
  b. probate.
  c. class-action lawsuit.
  d. writ of mandamus.


elyse44

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

a


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