To harass someone with late-night phone calls, profanity, threats, name-calling, and extreme badgering could lay the groundwork for the tort of:
A) trespass
B) battery
C) fraud
D) defamation
E) none of the other choices

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The described actions constitute harassment but do not fit the legal definitions of trespass (unauthorized entry onto land), battery (unwanted physical contact), fraud (deception for personal gain), or defamation (false statements damaging someone's reputation). Therefore, none of the other choices accurately describe the tort that could be claimed based on the given actions.

To Harass Someone with Late-Night Phone Calls, Profanity, Threats, Name-Calling