business law 5-2

Battery

an intentional breach of the duty

Intentional torts

are torts in which the defendant possessed the intent or purpose to inflict the resultant injury

Defamation

if a false statement injures a person's reputation or good name, it may constitute the tort

Tort

in contrast is a private or civil wrong

Trespass to land

is entry onto the property of another without the owner's consent

False imprisonment

is the intentional confinement of a person against the person's will and without lawful privilege.

Negligence

most common tort based on carelessness

Conversion

occurs even when the converter does not know that there is a conversion

Assault

occurs when one person intentionally puts another in reasonable fear of an offensive or harmful bodily contract

Fraud

occurs when there is an intentional misrepresentation of an existing important fact

Strict liability

sometimes the law holds one liable in tort on the basis of absolute

Damages

this is a monetary award intended to compensate the injured party for the harm done to her or him

Invasion of privacy

uninvited intrusion into an individual's personal relationships and activities