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Which term matches this definition?An action for recovery of damages that have resulted to person, property, or reputation from previous unsuccessful civil or criminal proceedings that were prosecuted without probable cause and with malice.

Which term matches this definition?In tort law and legal requirement that an act foreseeably causes an injury.

Which term matches this definition?A statute that applies to product liability cases. It prohibits initiation of litigation involving products more than a certain number of years (e.g., 25) following their manufacture.

Which term matches this definition?A false representation of fact made with the intent to deceive another that is justifiably relied upon to the injury of that person.

Which term matches this definition?An intentional tort of the emotions that causes both mental distress and physical symptoms as a result of the defendant’s outrageous behavior.

Which term matches this definition?Property ownership that arises when identical masses of objects, such as grain, are mixed together.

Which term matches this definition?A tort based on misappropriation of name or likeness; intrusion upon physical solitude; or public disclosure of objectionable, private information.

Which term matches this definition?The right of one other than the owner of land to some use of that land.

Which term matches this definition?A defect arising when a product does not meet its manufacturer’s own standards.

Which term matches this definition?An oral defamatory statement communicated to a third person.