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Business Law Ch. 7
Intentional Torts
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Business
Undergraduate 1
03/22/2010

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Term
Intentional infliction of harmful or offensive bodily contact. (Physical)
Definition
Battery
Term

Intentional infliction of apprehension of immediate bodily harm or offensive contact

(Verbal or Attempted Physical)

Definition
Assault
Term
Intentional confining of a person against their will
Definition
False Imprisonment
Term
Extreme and outrageous conduct intentionally or recklessly causing severe emotional distress
Definition
Infliction of emotional distress
Term
False communication that injures a person's reputation
Definition
Defamation
Term
Written or electronically transmitted defamation
Definition
Libel
Term
Spoken defamation
Definition
Slander
Term
Truth, absolute privilege, conditional privilege, and constitutional privilege are --- to a defamation action
Definition
Defenses
Term
Unauthorized use of a person's identity
Definition
Appropriation
Term

Term of which:

A.Unreasonable and offensive interference with the seclusion of another.

 

B. An illegal act of entering, seizing, or taking possession of another's property.

Definition
Intrusion
Term
Offensive publicity of private information
Definition
Public disclosure of private information
Term
Offensive and false publicity about another or invasion of privacy
Definition
False light
Term
Appropriation includes which of the following:
A. Publicity
B. Private Facts
C. Offensiveness
D. Falsity
Definition
A. Publicity
Term
Intrusion includes which of the following:
A. Publicity
B. Private Facts
C. Offensiveness
D. Both B & C
Definition
D. Both B & C
Term
Public disclosure excludes which of the following:
A. Publicity
B. Private Facts
C. Offensiveness
D. Falsity
Definition
D. Falsity
Term
False light excludes which of the following:
A. Publicity
B. Private Facts
C. Offensiveness
D. Falsity
Definition
B. Private Facts
Term
Land and everything attached to it.
Definition
Real Property
Term
Wrongfully entering land of another, or an intentional taking or use of another's personal property.
Definition
Trespass
Term
A nontrespassory interference with another's use and enjoyment of land
Definition
Nuisance
Term
Property other than land
Definition
Personal Property
Term
intentional exercise of control over another's personal property.
Definition
Conversion
Term
Intentionally causing one of the parties to a contract not to perform.
Definition
Interference with Contractual Relations
Term
publication of false statements about another's property or products.
Definition
Disparagement
Term
a false statement to an insurer, made with knowledge of its falsity and intended to induce another to act.
Definition
Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Term
a person may not recover for injury to which he willingly and knowingly ---.
Definition
Consent
Term
a person may take appropriate action to prevent harm to himself from another person where time does not allow resort to the law.
Definition
Self-defense
Term
---, ---, ---, and --- are defenses to a defamation action
Definition
Truth, Absolute Privelege, Conditional Privelege, and Constitutional Privelege
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