The Law Permits Certain Defensive Actions to Be Taken Without

question 128

Multiple Choice

The law permits certain defensive actions to be taken without incurring tort liability. Courts would be unlikely to allow which defensive actions?

• A) shooting a man who is raping a woman at knife-point
• B) shooting someone who attempts to steal your new Lexus
• C) holding someone down who has hit your friend
• D) grabbing and holding someone who attempts to steal your new Lexus
• E) c and d

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Definitions:

Government Involvement

The participation or intervention by government bodies in the economy or specific industries.

Economic Activity

encompasses all actions involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within an economy.

Invisible Hand

A metaphor introduced by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating behavior of the marketplace where individuals pursuing their self-interest inadvertently benefit society.

Desirable Market Outcomes

Market results that are sought after for their positive impact on consumers, producers, and the overall economy.