TORTS I



Criminal Law - Language practice
p.11 exe.2
•1. confessed
•2. granted
•3. accused
•4. imprisoned
•5. engaged
•6. pleaded
•7. charged
•8. arrested
•9. released
•10. fined
•11. dropped
•12. seized
•13. served
•14. awarded
•15. acquitted
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Minipresentations
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•Main points on the poster
•Clear language
•Explanation of legal terms
•No reading!!!
•Everybody will speak

Torts – Summary exercise - key
•Tort is a ___________ wrong for which the ___________ party may recover ___________. The adjective
of the word “tort” is ___________.
•Types of torts
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•___________       ___________       ___________
•A person committing a tort is called a ___________.
civil
injured
damages
tortious
intentional
negligent
strict liability
tortfeasor

Torts – Summary exercise - key
•A trespass is an ___________ (protiprávní) act causing injury to the person, property, or rights
of another.
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•Trespass to the person may take two forms:
•___________ (hurting the person)
•___________ (making the person believe that he/she will be hurt).
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•Trespass to ___________ means going on private property of another without his/her ___________
(souhlas). Even if the trespass is committed by mistake the person is ___________ (odpovědný) for
damages.
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•___________ is the civil side of the crime theft – personal property is taken by the defendant
without owner´s permission.
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•____________________ occurs when a person is detained without his/her consent.
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unlawful
assault
battery
land
consent
liable
Conversion
False imprisonment

Torts – Summary exercise - key
•Negligence is a ___________ (“selhání”) to follow the degree of care that is owed to the
plaintiff.
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•The elements required for negligence are:
•The duty of  ___________ existed
•The duty was ___________
•The harm was ___________ by the wrongful act
•Negligence committed by a professional (doctor, attorney) is called ___________.
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failure
care
breached
caused
malpractice

Torts – Summary exercise - key
•Nuisance is anything that ___________ (zasahuje) with the rights of a citizen.
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•Nuisance can be
•___________ (unreasonable interference affecting the community) Example: _______________________
•___________ (civil wrong affecting an individual) Example: _________________
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interferes
public
private
polluted stream, fireworks
smoke, noise, light

Torts – Summary exercise - key
•Defamation is a statement that is ___________ (not true) and harms the ___________ of an
individual.
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•Defamation may take two forms
•___________ - in writing
•___________ - in speaking
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•Statements of opinions are not ___________ (žalovatelné) as opposed to statements of facts.
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false
reputation
slander
libel
actionable

Torts – Summary exercise - key
•Liabilities
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•___________ or absolute liability is responsibility for injury even if the person is not at
___________.
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•Responsibility of the employer for the acts of their employees is called ___________ liability.
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Strict
fault
vicarious