Explore the legal terms and concepts related to Intentional Torts. Click on any term below to learn more about its definition and applications.
When may a bystander recover under a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress?
When a defendant intentionally causes physical harm to a third party, a bystander may recover for se...
What is intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED)?
IIED is (1) extreme and outrageous conduct that (2) intentionally or recklessly (3) causes (4) sever...
What is conversion?
Conversion is (1) an intentional act that interferes with plaintiff's right to possession of a chatt...
What is trespass to chattel?
Trespass to chattel is (1) an intentional act that is directly damaging of the chattel or dispossess...
What is false imprisonment?
False imprisonment is (1) an act that intentionally confines someone within boundaries fixed by the...
What is battery?
Battery is (1) an act (2) done with the intent to cause either harmful or offensive contact or an ap...
What is assault?
Assault is (1) an act (2) done with the intent to cause either harmful or offensive contact or an ap...
What is trespass to land?
Trespass to land is the intentional physical invasion of plaintiff's real property by one's person o...
