Multiple choice

Assertion (A): When you invite somebody to your house, you cannot sue him/her for trespassing. Reason (R): One cannot enforce a right which one has voluntarily waived or abandoned.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  3. (A) is true and (R) is false.

  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

As per the doctrine of Volenti non fit injuria, damage suffered by consent is not a cause of action. When a person consents to the infliction of some harm upon themselves, they have no remedy for that in tort.

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