Term
Five Classic Intentional Torts |
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Definition
Assault
Battery
Trespass to Land
Trespass to Chattels
False Imprisonment |
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Term
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Definition
Purpose
Knowledge to a substantial certainty |
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Term
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Definition
1.Defendant acted with intent to batter
2. Defendant caused a harmful or offensive touching to plaintiff's person |
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Term
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Definition
1. Defendent acted with intent to cause a reasonable apprehension of an imminent battery
2. That act caused plaintiff to suffer a reasonable apprehension of an imminent battery
3. Imminent means imminent; must be in range and must be occurring now, not in the future |
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Term
Elements of False Imprisonment |
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Definition
1) defendant acted with an intent to confine or restrain someone in a bounded area;
(2) that act caused plaintiff to be knowingly confined or restrained in a bounded area without legal authority. |
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Term
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Definition
1) extreme and outrageous conduct by the defendant;
(2) with intent to cause plaintiff to suffer severe emotional distress;
(3) causing plaintiff severe emotional distress |
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