Definition[]
An intentional tort is a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor. Many intentional torts are also a criminal offense.
Types of intentional torts[]
Intentional torts include the following:
- Abuse of process
- Assault
- Battery
- Conversion
- Defamation
- False imprisonment
- False light
- Intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED)
- Intrusion upon seclusion
- Invasion of privacy
- Malicious prosecution
- Misappropriation
- Public disclosure of private facts
- Replevin
- Right of publicity
- Trespass
- Trespass to chattels