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Common Law Intentional Torts
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An intentional tort is a category of torts that describes a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor. The level of intent required to render a party liable for an intentional tort has been described as "substantial certainty" that the result would occur.
| 1. | Assault- Intentionally and voluntarily causing the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, coupled with the ability to carry out the contact. |
| 2. | Battery- Intentionally and volitionally bringing about an unconsented harmful or offensive contact with a person or to something closely associated with them (i.e. a hat, a purse, etc.). |
| 3. | Slander and libel- Slander (harmful statement in a transitory form, especially speech) and libel harmful statement in a fixed medium, especially writing but also a picture, sign, or electronic broadcast) are the communication of a statement that makes a false claim, expressly stated or implied to be factual, that may harm the reputation of an individual, business, product, group, government or nation. |
| 4. | False imprisonment- The tort, and possibly the crime, wherein a person is intentionally confined without legal authority. |
| 5. | Intentional infliction of emotional distress- A tort claim of recent origin for intentional conduct that results in extreme emotional distress. |
| 6. | Trespass to land- Intentionally entering the land of another without lawful excuse. |
| 7. | Trespass to chattels- Intentionally interfering with another person's lawful possession of personal property. |
| 8. | Conversion- Unjustified willful interference with the personal property depriving the owner of possession. |
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