Intentional conduct that places a person in fear of immediate bodily harm or offensive contact is the tort of:
A) battery
B) assault
C) defamation
D) duress
E) false imprisonment

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Intentional conduct that causes a person to fear immediate bodily harm or offensive contact is the tort of assault. Battery, on the other hand, involves intentional and harmful physical contact, while defamation involves untrue statements about a person that harm their reputation. Duress involves coercing someone into doing something against their will, and false imprisonment involves unlawfully confining someone.

Intentional Conduct That Places a Person in Fear of Immediate