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offences against property rights include trespass; negligence(where there is a breach of a legal duty to take care which results in unintended damage to the plaintiff); and nuisance(where there is an unlawful and unreasonable interference with a person's use or enjoyment of his or her property);
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offences against reputation include libel, and slander(making a false and malicious statement which damages another person's reputation);
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offences against one's person include assault, battery; negligence; and intimidation(a threat to perform an unlawful act interfering with the victim's freedom of action).
It may be noted in this context that an employer may be made liable for the torts of his employees which are committed during the course of their employment, having vicarious liability for their actions. In a tort action the plaintiff will usually be seeking either financial compensation (damages) for harm done to him or her by the defendant, or an injunction from the court ordering the defendant to discontinue harming the plaintiff.