From the course: CIPP/US Cert Prep: 1 U.S. Privacy Environment
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Legal liability
From the course: CIPP/US Cert Prep: 1 U.S. Privacy Environment
Legal liability
- [Narrator] Liability is a term of art in a law. Black's law dictionary, the definitive reference for legal terminology defines liability as responsible or answerable in law or legally obligated. Simply put, liability is what allows a party to take action against another in court. Liability comes in two general forms. Criminal liability occurs when a person violates a criminal law. If a person is found guilty of a criminal law violation, they may be deprived of their liberty through imprisonment. Charges of criminal liability are normally brought by the government, acting through a state or federal prosecutor. Civil liability occurs when one person claims that another has failed to carry out a legal duty that they were responsible for. Cases claiming civil liability are normally brought to court by one party, the claimant, who's accusing another party, the respondent, of the violation. The claimant may be an individual, a…