Examine how our legal system protects persons who are injured by the purposeful act of another. These types of injuries are called intentional torts....

Examine how our legal system protects persons who are injured by the purposeful act of another.

These types of injuries are called intentional torts.

The legal claims of assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy and defamation are examples of intentional torts.

Determine the intentional tort that applies.

• A teenager sends a joking message to his best friend telling him that there is a bomb in his basement.