Assault (in the eyes of the law) occurs:
a. when a person has experienced direct physicalcontact
b. when a person has experienced intentional anduninvited physical contact.
c. when a person is threatened with physical contact.
d. all of the above.
c
Assault is the threat of physical contact, according to
the law, whereas battery is the actual contact.
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