Unit 4: Tort Law: Intentional Torts, Negligence, and Professional Liability in the Business Environment

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1. unwelcome physical contact; nonconsensual physical interference with one’s body.
5. a verbal or physical threat; an action that makes a person fear physical interference.
6. the fraudulent and intentional misleading of another person causing injury.
9. failure to live up to the conditions of a contract.
10. an unauthorized, intentional intrusion upon or direct breach of the boundaries of another’s land.

2. intentional physical interference with another person; also known as assault and battery.
3. a false statement published to a person’s detriment.
4. a threat to perform an illegal act that is used to force a party to act against its own interest.
7. liability of an employer for injuries caused by employees while carrying out their employment duties.
8. wrongful retention of goods legally obtained but subsequently not returned in response to a proper request.