North Dakota Code > Chapter 14-02 – Personal Rights


§ 14-02-01	General personal rights
§ 14-02-02	Defamation classified
§ 14-02-03	Civil libel defined
§ 14-02-04	Civil slander defined
§ 14-02-05	Privileged communications
§ 14-02-06	Offenses against personal relation
§ 14-02-07	Force to protect
§ 14-02-09	Defamation by visual or radio broadcast – Limitation of liability
§ 14-02-10	Uniform Single Publication Act

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Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.