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A shopper is hurt by a shop's careless act and sues. A civil wrong of this kind is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A criminal case sends a person to prison. A civil suit instead seeks a:Read the answer and worked solution →The person who commits the wrongful act in a tort case is historically called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The injured party who files a civil lawsuit is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A shopper is hurt by a shop's careless act and sues. A civil wrong of this kind is a:

  1. Tort
  2. Term
  3. Tariff
  4. Tender
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Correct answer: A. Tort

1. No crime is being tried here. 2. A private wrong caused a private loss. 3. That wrong is a tort. _Source: OpenStax Business Law I Essentials 2e, Chapter 6, Torts._

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A criminal case sends a person to prison. A civil suit instead seeks a:

  1. Return
  2. Remedy
  3. Rebuke
  4. Retrial
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Correct answer: B. Remedy

1. Civil courts are not punishing a crime. 2. They are repairing a loss. 3. So the aim is a remedy. _Source: OpenStax Business Law I Essentials 2e, Chapter 6, Torts._

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The person who commits the wrongful act in a tort case is historically called the:

  1. Tortfeasor
  2. Toolmaker
  3. Timekeeper
  4. Taskmaster
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Correct answer: A. Tortfeasor

1. The word comes from the word tort itself. 2. It names the actor of the wrong. 3. That person is the tortfeasor. _Source: OpenStax Business Law I Essentials 2e, Chapter 6, Torts._

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