assumption of risk the defence to a TORT claim that what happened

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to the plaintiff is what he could reasonably expect. In the USA there is sometimes a distinction between primary assumption, which is where there is no duty, and secondary assumption, where there is a duty but it is waived by the plaintiff. In the UK this is dealt with under the head of volenti non fit injuria, but some statutes are now written in terms of assumption of risk.

• European Union (EU)
• euthanasia
• eviction
• evidence
• evidential burden
• ex abundante cautela
• examination in chief
• examination of witness
• examiner
• excepti doli
• excess
• excess de pouvoir
• exchange
• excise
• exclusion
• exclusionary rule
• exclusion clause
• exclusion order
• execution
• executor
• executor-dative
• executory
• exemplary damages
• exemption clause
• ex facie