The Principal Distinction Between Assault and Battery Is

question 156

Multiple Choice

The principal distinction between assault and battery is:

• A) the difference between the plaintiff knowing the defendant and not knowing the defendant
• B) the difference between the requirements of apprehension of an offensive physical contact and of actual physical contact
• C) the difference between the requirements of proximate cause and ultimate cause
• D) all of the other specific choices
• E) none of the other specific choices

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