The level of intent required for ________is that the actor intended the consequences of the act or knew or should have known that certain consequences would result from the act.

A) a felony
B) an intentional tort
C) defamation of a public official
D) negligence

Intentional Tort

An Intentional Tort is a civil wrong resulting from an intentional act on the part of the tortfeasor (wrongdoer) that causes harm to another.

Felony

A serious crime, typically one punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.

Negligence

A failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances, leading to causing harm or damage.