At common law, the difference between assault and battery was:

a. assault was a threat to injure and battery was causing the injury
b. battery was the offensive touching and assault was the aggravated battery
c. assault was the offensive touching and battery was the imminent threat
d. battery was the offensive touching and assault was causing the injury


A

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