Wantonness
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A licentious act by one man towards the person of ‘another, without regard to his rights; as, for example, if a man should attempt to pull off another’s hat against his will, in order to expose him to ridicule, the offence would be an assault, and if he touched him it would amount to a battery.
See State v. Brigman, 94 N. C. 888.