These are the standard definition and two others: 1  Intersubjectivity-1 (standard definition): consensual validation between independent subjects via exchange of signals. I call this semiotic intersubjectivity.
Apart from legislation granting a right to sue for a specific harm, personal injury law generally consists of tort law and the civil procedure for enforcing it. This article discusses some of the distinctions between tort law and criminal law. In a general way, the purposes of tort law and criminal law are similar. Tort law and criminal law are both used to identify wrongdoers. Tort law and criminal law are both used to take corrective action against wrongdoers. Tort law and criminal law are both used to deter others from being wrongdoers.
1 In general, the victim of a tortious act is the plaintiff in a tort case. 2  As a general rule, all persons have the capacity to sue and be sued in a tort. 3  Tort Law provides an avenue for an injured person of a remedy. 4  It does not provide a guarantee of recovery.