Which area of law deals with harm to a person or a person's property?

• A. Tort law
• B. Negligence
• C. Intentional tort
• D. Comparative negligence

Answer: (A)

Tort law covers civil wrongs that cause harm to people or their property. It is the broad area of civil law concerned with liability and remedies for those harms, aiming to compensate the injured party rather than punish the wrongdoer as in criminal law. Within tort law, you have intentional torts (harm caused by intentional acts) and negligent torts (harm caused by careless actions). A doctrine like comparative negligence is a rule used to allocate damages among parties after fault is found. Since the question asks for the area that governs harm to a person or property in civil law, the broad field of tort law is the best fit.