torts
- Subj. Area:
- II Society, Politics, Economics, Law, Education, Media
- Ger:
- Unerlaubte Handlung
- Fr:
- acte illicite
- SN:
- A tort is committed when somebody wilfully and knowingly (without grounds for justification, e.g. consent) or negligently injures the life, body (also the unborn child of a pregnant woman), health, freedom, property or any other right, thus causing a damage; in contrast to crime, a tort only assumes fault, but not punishability (based on Creifelds-16)
- RT:
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consent
crime
grounds for justification
negligence
- Conc:
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B: Torts
E: torts
I: exercice illégal
M: -
