Responsibilities and Liabilities Crossword

_____________ negligence is a partial legal defense that reduces the amount of damages that a plaintiff can recover in a negligence based claim.
A "verbal" form of defamation
Teachers are held to a standard of what a reasonable teacher with ordinary prudence would have done under the circumstances.
Damages like $1 are awarded when a plaintiff has been wronged but has been unable to show actual damages.
Assumption of ______ is another defense against liability, particularly in competitive sports.
Supervisors, such as principals and other administrators, generally have a _____________ privilege to comment on matters concerning the operation of the schools.
_________ negligence: a conscious and voluntary disregard of the need to use reasonable care.
An act that injures someone and for which the injured person may sue the wrongdoer for damages.
Courts can award several kinds of damages, the most common of which is for ______________ losses.
Damages may be awarded where defendants have shown malice, fraud, or reckless disregard for an injured persons safety or constitutional rights.
Immunity is a theory by which states and their agencies assert that because they are "sovereign" they cannot be sued
If a students own negligence contributed to the injury, the law in a few states would consider the students guilty of ___________ negligence.
Immunity is a doctrine that protects government officials from liability for civil damages.
A legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeably harm others or themselves.
A "written" form of defamation