Which of the Following Actions Would Make Sarah Liable for Battery

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions would make Sarah liable for battery?

• A) She publishes an article defaming the current U.S. president.
• B) She extends the boundary of her plot of land by encroaching two feet of her neighbor's plot.
• C) She smuggles marijuana into the country.
• D) She slaps her ex-husband because he denied her alimony.

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