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  1. Tort | Definition, Examples, Laws, Types, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 4, 2025 · For example, in English common law tort has served such modern problems as product liability or liability for negligent statements, whereas French and German law has …

  2. Negligence | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    Oct 21, 2025 · Negligence is the cornerstone of tort liability and a key factor in most personal injury and property-damage trials. Roman law used a similar principle, distinguishing …

  3. Conversion | Contracts, Torts & Damages | Britannica

    For example, in English common law tort has served such modern problems as product liability or liability for negligent statements, whereas French and German law has traditionally relied on …

  4. Tort - Negligence, Damages, Liability | Britannica

    Nov 4, 2025 · Tort - Negligence, Damages, Liability: Whatever the original foundations of tortious liability, by the 19th century it had come to rest firmly upon the notion of fault. The principle …

  5. Tort - Negligence, Damages, Liability | Britannica

    Nov 4, 2025 · Tort - Negligence, Damages, Liability: As already stated, compensation for personal injury and damage to property is a major aim of tort law.

  6. Delict | Roman Law, Civil Law & Tort Law | Britannica

    From the fragments it is apparent that numerous matters were treated, among them family law, delict (tort, or offense against the law), and legal procedure. A second type of written law …

  7. Tort - Property Rights, Liability, Damages | Britannica

    Nov 4, 2025 · Tort - Property Rights, Liability, Damages: In modern civil-law systems, protection is given by provisions found in both the property and tort sections of the codes.

  8. Damages | Types, Claims & Awards | Britannica

    Nov 17, 2025 · For example, in English common law tort has served such modern problems as product liability or liability for negligent statements, whereas French and German law has …

  9. Common law - English, American, Commonwealth | Britannica

    Nov 21, 2025 · A notable U.S. tort is interference with privacy. Examples include a stranger’s using one’s photograph for advertising without permission, using electronic eavesdropping in …

  10. Rights of privacy | Definition, Protection & Laws | Britannica

    The tort concept is of 19th-century origin. Subject to limitations of public policy, it asserts a right of persons to recover damages or obtain injunctive relief for unjustifiable invasions of privacy …