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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A concept in tort law that states that if a defendant intends harm to A but harms B instead, the intent is said to be transferred to the harm befalling the actual victim, as far as the defendant's liability to be in tort is concerned. This is only a "fiction", or a legal conclusion, created in order to accomplish the desired result in terms of liability.  2, record 1, English, - transferred%20intent

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

... Not only can intention be transferred from one person to another, it can also be shifted from one intentional tort to another. For example, if one person intends to batter another, but misses and merely frightens him, there is sufficient intention present to constitute an assault, even though a battery and not an assault was desired.  3, record 1, English, - transferred%20intent

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

L'intention peut non seulement être transposée d'une personne à une autre, mais elle peut aussi l'être d'un délit intentionnel à un autre. Par exemple, si une personne a l'intention de frapper une autre personne, qu'elle rate sa cible et ne réussit qu'à effrayer sa victime, son intention suffit à fonder des voies de fait, malgré qu'elle portait sur un acte de violence.  2, record 1, French, - intention%20transf%C3%A9r%C3%A9e

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish