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1. Simply put, a tort is an action by one party which results in loss or harm to another party and is governed by civil,
not criminal, law. There are three main categories of torts: intentional, negligent, and strict liability. Assault,
battery, and fraud are common examples of intentional torts.
2. Some acts may provide a basis for both tort and criminal liability. For example, gross negligence that endangers
the lives of others may simultaneously be a tort and a crime. Some actions are punishable under both criminal
law and tort law, such as battery.
3. The primary aims of tort law are to provide relief to injured parties for harms caused by others, to impose liability
on parties responsible for the harm, and to deter others from committing harmful acts.
4. This is the "deterrent" function of tort law. Imposing liability for accidents on each activity or product that causes
them should effectuate this goal by requiring the entity to internalize the costs of accidents. This internalization
creates the deterrence that the tort system in theory provides.

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4. Its jurisdiction embraces both the civil law of the province of Quebec and the common law of the other nine
provinces and three territories. As it is a general court of appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada can hear cases in all areas of
the law.