intentional tort
A tort committed by someone acting with general or specific intent. • Examples include battery, false imprisonment, and trespass to land. — Also termed willful tort. Cf. NEGLIGENCE. [Cases: Torts 4. C.J.S. Torts §§ 2, 23.]
A tort committed by someone acting with general or specific intent. • Examples include battery, false imprisonment, and trespass to land. — Also termed willful tort. Cf. NEGLIGENCE. [Cases: Torts 4. C.J.S. Torts §§ 2, 23.]