Lucrezia threatens Esther by saying she will spray her in the eyes with a pressure pack can of insecticide.If Esther reasonably believes that Lucrezia will do this and cause her injury,Lucrezia will be liable for the tort of:

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Lucrezia's threat to spray Esther with insecticide constitutes an assault, as it puts Esther in reasonable apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact. The use of the insecticide would constitute a battery if Lucrezia followed through with the threat. However, because there has been no physical contact, only the threat of it, the answer is only assault. The other answer choices are not accurate descriptions of the tort in this scenario.

Lucrezia Threatens Esther by Saying She Will Spray Her in the Eyes