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91act — Denotes external manifestation of actor s will. Restatement, Second, Torts No. 2. Expression of will or purpose, carrying idea of performance; primarily that which is done or doing; exercise of power, or effect of which power exerted is cause; a… …
92actionable — That for which an action will lie, furnishing legal ground for an action. See cause of action justiciable controversy See also @ actionable fraud Deception practiced in order to induce another to part with property or surrender some legal right.… …
93approximate — Used in the sense of an estimate merely, meaning more or less, but about and near the amount, quantity, or distance specified. Near to; about; a little more or less; close. Approximately is very nearly synonymous with proximately , meaning very… …
94compensation — Indemnification; payment of damages; making amends; making whole; giving an equivalent or substitute of equal value. That which is necessary to restore an injured party to his former position. Remuneration for services rendered, whether in salary …
95concurrent negligence — Consists of the negligence of two or more persons concurring, not necessarily in point of time, but in point of consequence, in producing a single indivisible injury. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Towbridge, Com.Pl., 38 Ohio Misc. 55, 311 N.E.2d 901 …
96defamation — An intentional false communication, either published or publicly spoken, that injures another s reputation or good name. Holding up of a person to ridicule, scorn or contempt in a respectable and considerable part of the community; may be… …
97derivative — Coming from another; taken from something preceding; secondary. That which has not its origin in itself, but owes its existence to something foregoing. Anything obtained or deduced from another @ derivative action A suit by a shareholder to… …
98direct loss — One resulting immediately and proximately from the occurrence and not remotely from some of the consequences or effects thereof. See loss …
99joint negligence — In case of joint negligence of several people, proximately causing accident, they act together in concert and either do something together which they should not do or fail to do something which they are together obligated to do under… …
100lookout — The exercise of ordinary diligence requires that the driver of a motor vehicle be on the lookout for other travelers so that he may avoid placing himself or them in peril. As variously expressed, the rule requires that a motorist maintain a… …
