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Ch:15 Int. Tort
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Intentional Torts | Actions intended to cause injury to others |
| Intent | The desire to commit an act for a specific purpose |
| Assault | Offensive conduct that causes a reasonable apprehension of imminent harm |
| Battery | Intentional, unauthorized physical contact that the victim considers harmful or offensive |
| Medical Battery | Performing the wrong medical procedure or performing a procedure without the patient's consent |
| False Imprisonment | Detention of a person without consent and without legal authority |
| Malicious Prosecution | Wrongful prosecution of a person without reasonable and probable cause |
| Intentional Infliction of Nervous Shock or Mental Suffering | Deliberately shocking someone, causing the victim to suffer mental or physical harm |
| Trespass | The unlawful interference with the person, property, or rights of another |
| Private Nuisance | Unreasonable and substantial interference with someone's right to enjoyment of property |
| Public Nuisance | Unreasonable and substantial interference with interests that affect the community at large, such as public health and safety |
| Chattel | Movable personal property |
| Conversion | Unauthorized and substantial interference with another's property, which deprives the owner of its use |
| Consent | Permission granted voluntarily for a specific act |
| Self-Defence | The legal right to use reasonable force to protect oneself against injury from another |
| Defence of a Third Party | The legal right to use reasonable force to protect someone from injury |
| Legal Authority | The right given by law to engage in conduct that would otherwise be considered a tort |
| Statutory Authority | Legislation that grants someone authority to perform an act that could create a nuisance |
| Defamation | Injury to a person's reputation or good name by slander or libel |
| Slander | A defaming oral statement or gesture |
| Libel | Defamation in a permanent form, such as written or recorded statements |
| Truth | A defence to defamation that the comments alleged to be defamatory are verified and established facts |
| Fair Comment | A defence to defamation that the comments were honest and made without malice |
| Malice | Any improper or ulterior motive for publishing a defamatory statement |
| Absolute Privilege | Protection from liability for statements made in Parliament, in a legislation or courtroom, at a military hearing, or before a tribunal |
| Qualified Privilege | Protection from liability for statements made in certain situations as long as the statements are made without malice |
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