Which term refers to the act of entering or remaining on land without permission, commonly equated with intrusion?

Which term refers to the act of entering or remaining on land without permission, commonly equated with intrusion?

• A. Battery
• B. False Imprisonment
• C. Negligence
• D. Trespass

Answer: (D)

Unlawful entry onto someone else’s property, or staying there without permission, is trespass. It protects the owner’s exclusive possession and use of land, and it covers both physically entering the land and remaining on it after being told to leave, as well as causing something to enter the land. The other terms refer to different wrongful acts: battery involves harmful or offensive contact with a person, false imprisonment is the unjust confinement of a person’s liberty, and negligence is failing to exercise reasonable care, leading to harm.

Unlawful entry onto someone else’s property, or staying there without permission, is trespass. It protects the owner’s exclusive possession and use of land, and it covers both physically entering the land and remaining on it after being told to leave, as well as causing something to enter the land. The other terms refer to different wrongful acts: battery involves harmful or offensive contact with a person, false imprisonment is the unjust confinement of a person’s liberty, and negligence is failing to exercise reasonable care, leading to harm.