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  2. Intentional tort - Wikipedia

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    An intentional tort is a category of torts that describes a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor (alleged wrongdoer). The term negligence, on the other hand, pertains to a tort that simply results from the failure of the tortfeasor to take sufficient care in fulfilling a duty owed, while strict liability torts refers to situations where a party is liable ...

  3. Criminal negligence - Wikipedia

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    In criminal law, criminal negligence is an offence that involves a breach of an objective standard of behaviour expected of a defendant. It may be contrasted with strictly liable offences, which do not consider states of mind in determining criminal liability, or offenses that requires mens rea , a mental state of guilt.

  4. Battery (tort) - Wikipedia

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    In Australia, negligence in an action is sufficient to establish intent. In the United States, intention to do an act that ultimately results in contact that is either harmful or offensive is sufficient for the tort of battery, while intention to inflict an injury on another is required for criminal battery. [5]

  5. Strict liability - Wikipedia

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    In tort law, strict liability is the imposition of liability on a party without a finding of fault (such as negligence or tortious intent). The claimant need only prove that the tort occurred and that the defendant was responsible. The law imputes strict liability to situations it considers to be inherently dangerous. [8]

  6. United States tort law - Wikipedia

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    Transferred intent is the legal principle that intent can be transferred from one victim or tort to another. [1] In tort law, there are generally five areas in which transferred intent is applicable: battery, assault, false imprisonment, trespass to land, and trespass to chattels. Generally, any intent to cause any one of these five torts which ...

  7. Negligence - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, under the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, which took effect on June 1, 2005, "criminal negligence" (Turkish: İhmali suç) refers to a person’s failure to act when required by law, [46] while "negligence" (Turkish: Taksir) is defined as the occurrence of a legally foreseen consequence due to a lack of necessary care.

  8. Strict liability (criminal) - Wikipedia

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    In criminal law, strict liability is liability for which mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") does not have to be proven in relation to one or more elements comprising the actus reus ("guilty act") although intention, recklessness or knowledge may be required in relation to other elements of the offense (Preterintentionally [1] [2] /ultraintentional [3] /versari in re illicita).

  9. Trespass - Wikipedia

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    There are three types of trespass, the first of which is trespass to the person. Whether intent is a necessary element of trespass to the person varies by jurisdiction. Under English decision, Letang v Cooper, [14] intent is required to sustain a trespass to the person cause of action; in the absence of intent, negligence is the appropriate ...