Which of the Following Best Describes Battery

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes battery?

• A) unauthorized and harmful or offensive physical contact with another person that causes injury
• B) an action that arouses reasonable apprehension of imminent harm
• C) oral or written defamation of another person's character
• D) intentional confinement or restraint of another person without that person's consent

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Definitions:

Cash Flow Estimate

An assessment of the amount of money expected to flow in and out of a business over a specific period.

Marginally Profitable

Describes a business or investment that generates a slight profit above its break-even point.

Capital Gain

The profit earned from the sale of an asset when the selling price exceeds its purchase price.

Book Value

The net asset value of a company, calculated as total assets minus intangible assets (patents, goodwill) and liabilities.