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Mazin & Associates, PC SOMEBASICTERMSTOSPEAKINGWITH A LAWYER, YOUCANTEACH YOURSELFSOMEFOUNDATIONALPRINCIPLES. A FEWIMPORTANT TERMSTOKNOW ARE: CIVILLAW 1 Abranchoflawinvolvingaplaintiffsuinga defendant. Civillawcanbedistinguishedfrom criminallaw, whichinvolvestheCrown prosecutinganaccusedforacrime. TORT 2 Acivilwrongthathascausedinjurytosomeone. A tortcasemightinvolveaplaintiffseeking compensationfromadefendantbecausethey havebeenhurtorbecausetheirpropertyhas beendamaged PERSONALINJURYLAW 3 Atypeofcivillawinwhichtheplaintifffeelsthey havebeenhurtemotionally, physically, or mentallybyasituationthedefendantcaused. Often, personalinjurycasesrestonchargesof negligence. NEGLIGENCE 4 Thelackofpropercare. Thelawdictatesthata personororganizationcanbeatfaultevenifthey arenotdeliberatelycausingharm. Iftheybehave irresponsiblyorcarelessly, theycouldbeguiltyof negligence. LIABILITY 5 Theconditionofbeingunderalegalobligation. Ina personalinjurycase, ifthedefendantwas “liable,” or responsible, fortheplaintiff’sinjuries, theywillmost likelybeaskedtopaydamages. DAMAGES 6 Monetarycompensationawardedtoaplaintiffina civilcase. www.mazininjurylawyers.com