intentional infliction of emotional distress
- intentional infliction of emotional distress
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n.
A deliberate act done expressly to inflict emotional distress on its victim.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
- intentional infliction of emotional distress
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary.
Susan Ellis Wild.
2000.
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