| Definition | Term | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The standard of proof in civil disputes. This requires the plaintiff to establish that it is more probable than not that the claim is true. | Balance of Probabilities | 67%
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| The obligation of a party to prove a case. | Burden of Proof | 56%
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| An amount of money that one party is ordered to pay to another party for loss or harm suffered. | Damages | 56%
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| A type of tort that involves the action of damaging a person's personal or professional reputation in the community through the communication of false and untrue statements or information. | Defamation | 56%
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| The party who makes a legal claim against another party in court in civil disputes. | Plaintiff | 56%
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| Any order made by a court (or tribunal) designed to address a civil wrong or a breach. | Remedy | 56%
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| The breaking of or failure to fulfil or comply with a duty or obligation. | Breach | 44%
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| A remedy in the form of a court order requiring the defendant to do something or not to do something. | Injunction | 44%
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| The degree or extent to which a case must be proved in court. | Standard of Proof | 44%
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| A disagreement between two or more individuals (or groups) in which one of the individuals (or groups)makes a legal claim against the other. | Civil Dispute | 33%
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| A legal proceeding in which a group of seven or more people have a claim against the same person based on similar or related facts bring that claim to court in the name of one person. | Class Action | 33%
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| To take civil action against or another person, claiming that they infringed some legal right of the plaintiff. | Sue | 33%
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| The legal obligation to be cautious and careful, keeping other people in mind when doing anything that could harm them. (In relation to negligence) | Duty of Care | 22%
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| A Latin term that literally means 'wrong': a wrong that interferes with a person's legally protected interests. | Tort | 22%
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| The legal responsibility of a party for loss or harm caused to another party because of a breach of civil law. | Civil Liability | 11%
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| An area of civil law governing the validity and enforceability of agreements made between two or more parties. | Contract Law | 11%
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| The legal responsibility of a third party for the wrongful acts of another. | Vicarious Liability | 11%
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