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Today's Terms
Allodynia
Definition:
When pain is caused by something that does not normally cause pain (such as clothing touching the skin).
Tort Liability
Definition:
The defendant must owe a legal duty to the victim, the defendant breached that duty, the breach was the cause of an injury to the victim, there must be an injury. In most cases, there must be a physical or financial injury to the victim, but sometimes emotional distress, embarrassment, or dignitary harms are adequate for recovery.
Comparative negligence
Definition:
The doctrine of comparing degrees of fault among the responsible parties.
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