In the late 1930s, Norman Baker bought a hotel in Arkansas and opened a cancer hospital. He advertised "guaranteed" cures without surgery, although such cures did not exist. This was an example of the intentional tort of ________. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


fraud
Accepting fees for cures that did not exist is an example of intentional tort of fraud.

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