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Paralegal

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Under American civil law, a tort is a(n) ________________.
  1. Civil claim that a victim of a crime can assert against the person who committed the crime.
  2. Enforceable document signed by a person regarding the transfer of the person’s property after death.
  3. Enforceable agreement between two or more parties that is recognized by law.
  4. Wrongful breach of a duty owed to another for which damages may be obtained.
Explanation
Answer: D - Wrongful breach of a duty owed to another for which damages may be obtained. “A civil wrong for which a remedy may be obtained, usu. in the form of damages; a breach of a duty that the law imposes on everyone in the same relation to one another as those involved in a given transaction.” Black’s Law Dictionary 712-3 (2d Pocket Ed. 2001).
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