An encroachment on another person's right to be left alone describes which tort?

• A. Invasion of privacy
• B. Malice
• C. Defamation
• D. Publication

Answer: (A)

This is about invasion of privacy, specifically intrusion upon seclusion. It protects a person’s right to be left alone by prohibiting unreasonable or highly offensive intrusions into their private life or affairs. Descriptions like secretly spying, monitoring, or intruding into private spaces fit this tort because they violate that sense of solitude.

Malice refers to the intent to cause harm and isn’t a standalone tort here. Defamation involves false statements harming a person’s reputation, not intrusions into privacy. Publication can relate to privacy when private facts are disclosed, but the phrase given best describes the act of intruding on someone’s privacy itself, not merely sharing information.