trespass
Sign in to saveTrespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person (see below), trespass to chattels, and trespass to land.
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- Trespass to the person
- Assault
- Battery
- False imprisonment
- Defenses
- Child correction
- Consent
- Self-defense / defense of others / defense of property
- Trespass to chattels
- Traditional applications
- Modern US applications
- Trespass to land
- Subsoil and airspace
- Subsoil
- Airspace
- Interference
- Defenses
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Books
- Periodicals
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Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person (see below), trespass to chattels, and trespass to land.
Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem (or maiming), and false imprisonment. Through the evolution of the common law in various jurisdictions, and the codification of common law torts, most jurisdictions now broadly recognize three trespasses to the person: assault, which is "any act of such a nature as to excite an apprehension of battery"; battery, "any intentional and unpermitted contact with the plaintiff's person or anything attached to it and practically identified with it"; and false imprisonment, the " or of freedom from restraint of movement".