Battery is
a. the intentional causing of an apprehension of harmful or offensive conduct.
b. the attempt or threat (accompanied by the ability) to inflict bodily harm on another person.
c. the intentional infliction of harmful or offensive body contact.
d. both the apprehension of offensive conduct and the threat to inflict bodily harm.
c
You might also like to view...
"The intentional inflicting of serious bodily injury on another" is a sufficient definition of which of the following offense?
A) Simple assault B) Aggravated assault C) Assault with a deadly weapon D) Murderous assault
Target hardening is an important concept in which of the following theories:
a. Societal Prevention strategies b. Primary Crime Prevention c. Corporal punishment d. Social interventions
In United States v. Ursery, the Supreme Court rejected the idea that civil forfeiture laws constitute a form of ________
A) victimless crime B) precursor statutes C) double jeopardy D) cruel and unusual punishment
An innocent human agent is:
a. one who has been acquitted of all charges. b. one who performs no physical acts. c. one who has plea bargained with the prosecution. d. one who commits the physical acts constituting a crime, but has a valid defense to the charge.