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trespass to the person

phrase

B2CEFR level
68/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A direct and intentional interference with another's body, comprising assault, battery and false imprisonment.

The unlawful restraint gave rise to a claim in trespass to the person.

Topic: Tort in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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