Quasi-intentional torts include defamation and invasion of privacy and are characterized by:

• A. Harm to reputation or privacy without intent to injure
• B. Physical harm with intent to injure
• C. Criminal liability
• D. Contractual breach

Answer: (A)

Quasi-intentional torts are civil wrongs where the harm occurs to a person’s reputation or privacy, and the defendant’s conduct is at fault but not aimed at injuring the person. Defamation and invasion of privacy fit this idea because they involve damaging reputation or exposing private information without a deliberate intent to cause harm. The emphasis is on fault and the resulting harm to reputation or privacy, rather than on a purposeful, injurious act. This differentiates them from actions involving physical harm (which are intentional torts like assault or battery), from criminal liability (which involves crime rather than a civil tort), and from contractual breaches (which pertain to contract law, not tort).