What Type of Tort Occurs When the Defendant Takes an Action

question 59

Multiple Choice

What type of tort occurs when the defendant takes an action intending certain consequences will result or knowing certain consequences are likely to result?

• A) Criminal
• B) Liability
• C) Intentional
• D) Negligent
• E) Strict-liability

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Definitions:

Adverse Selection

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Market Wage

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Pairwise Majority Voting

A voting system in which each option is compared head-to-head with every other option, and the option that wins the most comparisons is selected.

Transitivity

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