§ 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

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 14-02 - Personal Rights

  • 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.