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1、专业整理TortLawvTortlawisabodyoflawthatdealswithcivilwrongs,exceptthosethatarisefromcontractproblems.vThepurposeoftortlawistocompensateaninjuredpartythroughtheawardofdamagesfortheinjuriesincurredduringatortiousact.vCategoriesvTherearethreebroadcategoriesoftorts:v1.Intentionaltorts:v2.ne

2、gligencev3.strictliabilityv1.Intentionaltorts:vIntentionaltortsareoneswherethedefendantdesirestobringaboutaparticularresult.vIntentionaltortsincludeactionsthatthelaypersonoftenassociateswithcriminallawbutarealsocoveredbytortlaw.vThemainintentionaltortsagainstpersonsare:va.battery.vb

3、.assault.vc.falseimprisonment.vd.intentionalinflictionofemotionaldistress.vThemainintentionaltortsagainstpropertyare:va.trespasstoland.vb.trespasstochattels.vc.conversionv2.Negligence:vThedefendanthasnotintendedtobringaboutacertainresult,buthasmerelybehavedcarelessly.vTherearenoindi

4、vidually-namedtortsinthiscategory,merelythegeneralconceptof"negligence."(generictort)v3.Strictliability:vThedefendantisheldliableeventhoughhedidnotintendtobringabouttheundesirableresult,andeventhoughhebehavedwithutmostcarefulness.INTENTIONALTORTSvAssaultvBatteryvFalseimprisonmentvIn

5、tentionalinflictionofemotionaldistressvTrespasstolandvTrespasstochattels,andvConversionAssaultandbatteryvAssaultandbatteryareintentionaltorts,meaningthatthedefendantactuallyintendstoputtheplaintiffinfearofanimminentbattery,orintendstowrongfullytouchtheplaintiff.vThewrongfultouchingn

6、eednotinflictphysicalinjury,andmaybeindirect.(contactthroughathrownstone,spitting)WORD格式专业整理vAssaultvAssaultoccurswhenthedefendant'sactsintentionallycausethevictim'sreasonableapprehensionofimmediateharmfuloroffensivecontact.vInotherwords,thedefendanthascommittedthetortofassaultifheh

7、asintentionallycausedtheplaintifftothinkthatshewillbesubjectedtoaharmfuloroffensivecontact.vTheinterestbeingprotectedisplaintiff'sinterestinfreedomfromapprehensionofthecontact;thusthetortcanexistevenifthecontactitselfneveroccurs.vApprehension:vThevictimmustperceivethatharmfuloroffen

8、sivecontactisaboutt