#tort__civil_wrong__civilwrong  any wrongdoing for which and action for damages may be brought
  supertype:  actus_reus__wrongdoing__misconduct  activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
  object:  libel
  subtype:  alienation_of_affection  a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse
  subtype:  invasion_of_privacy  the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
  subtype:  trespass  a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
     subtype:  continuing_trespass  trespass that is not transient or intermittent but continues as long as the offending object remains; "dumping his garbage on my land was a case of continuing trespass"
     subtype:  trespass_de_bonis_asportatis  an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner
     subtype:  trespass_on_the_case  an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss; "a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case"
     subtype:  trespass_quare_clausum_fregit  the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff
     subtype:  trespass_viet_armis  trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property

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