In an Action for Negligence,five Elements Must Be Proved: a Duty

question 72

True/False

In an action for negligence,five elements must be proved: a duty of care,breach of that duty,factual cause,harm,and proximate cause.

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Definitions:

ALI Rule

Legal principle stating that a person is not responsible for criminal conduct if he or she lacks the capacity to appreciate the criminality (wrongfulness) of the act or to conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law as a result of mental disease.

Irresistible Impulse Rule

A legal defense asserting that a defendant was unable to control their actions due to a mental illness, making them not responsible for the criminal behavior.

M'Naghten Rule

A standard for defining legal insanity, which asserts that a defendant must be found mentally incapable of understanding the nature of his actions or distinguishing right from wrong at the time of the offense.

Hallucinations

Perceptions in any sensory modality without an external stimulus, creating experiences that seem real but are not.