What is the term for a wrongful act that causes injury to a party and for which the injured person is entitled to compensation

• A. Tort
• B. Contract
• C. Negligence
• D. Liability

Answer: (A)

The term is tort. A tort is a civil wrong that harms someone and for which the law allows compensation to be paid to the injured party. Tort law covers a wide range of wrongful acts, from intentional harms like assault or defamation to unintentional harms like negligence, where someone failed to exercise reasonable care and caused injury. This distinguishes it from contract, which deals with breaches of voluntary agreements and their remedies, not general wrongful acts. Negligence is a specific type of tort, not the broad category itself, while liability means the legal responsibility to pay damages, which can arise from either tort or contract. So the description best fits tort.