1.Negligence is: a. the cause of an intentional tort b. carelessness in a legal

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1.Negligence is:

a.    the cause of an intentional tort

b.   carelessness in a legal sense

c.   failure to file tax returns properly

d.   a business term for an accident

2.Federal regulations controlling radiation exposure are an example of:

a.    a potential statutory limit on tort liability

b.   a statutory limit on how many cases may be brought against a manufacturer for a defective product that causes injuries

c.   a potential cause for tort liability for a manufacturer

d.   the main cause of most business tort cases

3. Nolo contendere means:

a.   no contest

b. guilty

c. innocent

d. contested

4. The unauthorized use of a credit card can result in criminal charges.

   True or False

5. Under the Constitution, any _____________ must be disclosed to the defendant.

a.    false evidence

b.   important evidence

c.   exculpatory evidence

d.   illegally collected evidence

Explanation / Answer

1.Correct answer is option b i.e carelessness in alegal sense.because negligence in a legal sense involves harm caused by carelessness.It means a persons faliure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.

2.Correct answer is option a i.e potential statutory limit on a tort liability because certain laws are specially designed to limit potential tort liability and federal regulation to control the radiation exposure is one of them which specifies the maximum radiation exposure level that is allowed, upon which the liability is based.

3. Correct answer is option a i.e no contest.Nolo contedere is a legal term which means "i dont wish to contend".In criminal trials it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge

4.Correct answer is true.The unauthorized use of a credit card can result in criminal charges.Because using acredit card without its authority is can be a case of theft which can result in criminal charges

5. Correct answer is option c i.e exculpatory evidence.Under the constitution ,any exculpatory evidence must be disclosed to the defendant because these are the evidences which are favourable to the defendant in a criminal trial that tends to discharge the defendant of guilt.

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