TORTS CH 2
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| Having the knowledge and desire that a specific consequence will result from an action | Intent
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| The defendant knows that the plaintiff's damage is probably going to occur as a result of the defendant's actions | Substantial certainty
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| The mental desire and will to act in a particular way | Specific intent
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| Doctrine that holds a person liable for the unintended result to another person not contemplated by the defendant | Transferred intent doctrine
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| A standard of values having soundness or moral principle and character | Integrity
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| An intentional and unwanted harmful or offensive contact with the person of another / The actual, intentional touching of someone with the intent to cause harm, no matter how slight the harm | Battery
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| Asking whether or not an ordinary or average person would find the action offensive or harmful | Reasonable person test
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| The body and clothing of an individual as well as anything attached or an extension of the body such as a purse | Person
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| A small amount of money given to the nonbreaching party as a token award to acknowledge the fact of the breach | Nominal damages
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| An amount of money awarded to a nonbreaching party that is not based on the actual losses incurred by that party, but as a punishment to the breaching party for the commission of an intentional wrong | Punitive damages
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| Intentional, voluntary movement that created fear or apprehension of an immediate, unwanted touching / The threat or attempt to cause a touching , whether successful or not, provided the victim is aware of the danger | Assault
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| Any deprivation of a person's freedom of movement without that person's consent and against his or her will, whether done by actual violence or threats | False imprisonment
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| Jury | Trier of fact
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| Intentional act involving extreme and outrageous conduct resulting in severe mental anguish | Intentional infliction of emotional distress
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| Initiating a criminal prosecution or civil suit against another party with malice and without probable cause | Malicious prosecution
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| The totality of circumstances leads one to believe certain facts or circumstances exist / Applies to arrests, searches and seizures | Probable cause
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| Person's doing of any act in reckless disregard of another person | Malice
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| Using the threat of resorting to the legal system to extract agreement to terms against the other party's will | Abuse of process
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| An act of communication involving a false and unprivileged statement about another person, causing harm | Defamation
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| Written defamatory statement | Libel
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| Damages that are presumed under the law to result naturally from an act and do not require proof | Presumed damages
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| Oral defamatory statements | Slander
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| Slander that is actionable without the plaintiff providing proof of damages | Slander per se
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| Slander that requires proof of damages | Slander per quod
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| Trespassing on or encroachment on the possessions of another | Intrusion
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| Stealing and using someone's identity or image | Appropriation
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| Stated in the news or printed in a newspaper | Public disclosure
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| An untrue and misleading portrayal of a person | False light
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