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A
Abatement
Accident
Act of God
Actio per quod consortium amisit
Actio per quod servitium amisit
Action on the case
Actionable
per se
Aggravated damages
Assault
B
Bailment
Balance of probabilities
Battery
Burden of proof
C
Cause in fact
Cause of action
Charterparty
Chattel
Chose in action
Chose in possession
Class action
Compensatory damages
Confidentiality
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Consumer surplus
Contemptuous (derisory) damages
Continuing trespass
Contribution
Contributory negligence
Conventional damages
Conversion
D
Damages
De minimis non curat lex
Defamation
Distress damage feasant
Duress
Duty of care
E
Easement
Enterprise liability
Estate
Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
F
False imprisonment
Fiduciary
First-party insurance
Fraud
G
Gross negligence
I
Indivisible damage
Inducement to breach a contract
Injunction
Injurious falsehood
Intention
Inter alia
Inter vivos
Invitee
J
Joint and several liability
Jus tertii
L
Liability insurance
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Limitation of action
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Malice
Malicious prosecution
Market deterrence
Mesne
profits
Misappropriation of personality
Misfeasance
Misfeasance in public office
Mitigation of loss
N
Necessity
Negligence
Negligent misstatement
Nervous shock
No-fault compensation
Nominal damages
Non-pecuniary damages
Nonfeasance
Nonsuit
Novus actus interveniens
Nuisance (private)
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O
Occupier
Occupiers' liability
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Passing off
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Possession of chattels
Possession of land
Prescription
Proportionate liability
Punitive damages
R
Recklessness
Remoteness of damages
Res ipsa loquitur
Restitio in integrum
Restitution
Rylands v. Fletcher
(the rule in)
S
Scienter action
Several concurrent tortfeasers
Several liability
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Slander
SLAPP
Strict liability
Sui generis
T
Thin-skull rule
Tortfeasor
Toxic tort
Trespass
Trespass
ab initio
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Trespass to chattels
Trespass to land
Trespasser
V
Volenti non fit injuria
Volition
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