Negligence: failure to exercise that degree of care which an ordinary prudent person would exercise under the same or similar circumstances

Negligence Per Se: an act or failure to act that is considered unreasonable conduct as a matter of law without the need to consider surrounding circumstances

Next Friend: a person who acts on behalf of a party who for some reason of incapacity is not able to proceed and has not had a court appointed guardian appointed to act in a representative capacity

No Fault Insurance: an insurance scheme wherein every person injured in an automobile accident is compensated irrespective of who was at fault

Nonfeasance: the failure to perform a duty owed to another

Nominal Damages: a minute sum awarded, often only a penny or a dollar

Nonsuit: a judgment ordered by the court against a plaintiff who fails to proceed to trial

Nuisance: the hindrance or interference with the interests of others