Tort law is concerned with:
a. torts and lies, and always being correct
b. always being correct and failure to show up for jury duty
c. failure to show up for jury duty and touching people when they don't want to be touched
d. touching people when they don't want to be touched and always being correct
C
According to The 'Lectric Law Library's legal lexicon on the Federal Tort Claims Act (2011), tort is defined as a negligent or intentional civil wrong that does not arise from a contract or statute, that injures someone in some way, and for which the injured party can then sue the wrongdoer for damages. Examples of this include the failure to show up for jury duty (failure to comply with a public duty) and touching people when they do not want to be touched (battery, which is a type of tort charge).
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