Intentional Torts involve what type of conduct?

• A. Conduct designed to cause some type of injury or harm
• B. Accidental harm without intent
• C. Strict liability actions
• D. Administrative wrongdoing

Answer: (A)

Intent matters in this area: intentional torts require that the person acts with the purpose of causing harm or with substantial certainty that harm will result. That’s why the description “conduct designed to cause some type of injury or harm” fits best—the act itself is intentional, not merely careless. If harm happens by accident, that’s not an intentional tort; it’s negligence or another unintentional tort. Strict liability charges impose liability regardless of intent, so they don’t require the actor to intend harm. Administrative wrongdoing isn’t a tort concept at all. In short, the defining feature is purposeful conduct aimed at causing harm or injury.