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