Below you will find the definitions of the remedies awarded under the law of tort. Choose the term that matche the definition.

There are four basic types of judicial remedies:
- restitution
- rescission
- coercive remedies: injunction and decree of specific performance
- damages: compensatory and punitive.


1.  Orders by the court to force the defendant to do or to stop doing the harm to the plaintiff.

injunction
decree of specific performance
rescission
compensatory damages
coercive remedies
(1 p.)



2.  The document in which the court commands the defendant to act or to stop doing acting in a certain way. When the defendant disobeys he will be fined or imprisoned.

injunction
decree of specific performance
rescission
compensatory damages
coercive remedies
(1 p.)



3.  The document which commands the defendant to perform his part of a contract after the breach.

injunction
decree of specific performance
rescission
compensatory damages
coercive remedies
(1 p.)



4.  A sum of money awarded in civil action by a court to indemnify a person for the loss, detriment or injury suffered. This sum of money replaces what was lost and nothing more.

injunction
decree of specific performance
rescission
compensatory damages
coercive remedies
(1 p.)



5.  Monetary compensation awarded to the injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer.

damages
punitive damages
rescission
coercive remedies
restitution
(1 p.)



6.  Monetary compensation that is awarded by a court in a civil action to an individual who has been injured through the wrongful conduct of another party.

damages
punitive damages
rescission
coercive remedies
restitution
(1 p.)



7.  The measure of damages required to restore the plaintiff to the position he or she held before his or her rights were violated. It can be pecuniary recovery or recovery of property.

damages
punitive damages
rescission
coercive remedies
restitution
(1 p.)



8.  The annulment of a contract restoring the parties to the positions they would have occupied if no contract had ever been formed.

damages
punitive damages
rescission
coercive remedies
restitution
(1 p.)