Legal glossary category
Tort Law
Browse 3 glossary entries in the Tort Law category, with short plain-English descriptions and direct links to the full term pages.
gross negligence
Imagine a kid who promises to return a borrowed bike but throws it into a lake, knowing it will sink.
Open term →injury
Injury is like getting a low grade on a test you studied for; it’s the measurable harm that lets you complain to the teacher (the court).
Open term →intentional
Intentional means you meant to do something on purpose, like when you deliberately scribble all over a permission slip instead of just spilling jui...
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