Basic Terms 18

Question 1

intentional torts

Answer 1

tortious acts committed deliberately

Question 2

willful and wanton act

Answer 2

an act understood as likely to cause injury and committed without concern for the consequences

Question 3

malice

Answer 3

a state of mind in which a person deliberately sets out to injure another person without cause and regard to the legal rights of the injured party

Question 4

malicious injury

Answer 4

deliberate intention to cause damage, loss, or pain and suffering of a person

Question 5

assault

Answer 5

action clearly and intentionally indicating a threat of physical harm

Question 6

battery

Answer 6

unjustified and intentional physical contact with another person without consent

Question 7

false arrest

Answer 7

deliberate confinement without legal justification

Question 8

fraud

Answer 8

the use of misrepresentation to induce another party to part with money or valued property

Question 9

misrepresentation

Answer 9

deliberately false act or statement of material fact

Question 10

material fact

Answer 10

an important fact without which an agreement would not have been made