Raleigh, age ten, punctured the tires on his neighbor's car. This act would be classified as

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Raleigh's act of puncturing the tires on his neighbor's car is an example of trespass, specifically trespass to chattels, which involves intentionally interfering with another person's lawful possession of personal property. Negligence involves a failure to exercise reasonable care, assault involves an act that puts another in apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact, and battery involves actual harmful or offensive contact with another person.

Raleigh, Age Ten, Punctured the Tires on His Neighbor's Car