Harassing telephone calls may be the basis for a tort case of:
A) false imprisonment
B) battery
C) negligence
D) harmful contact
E) invasion of privacy

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Harassing telephone calls would fall under the category of invasion of privacy, specifically the intrusion upon seclusion or solitude. This tort involves an unreasonable intrusion upon an individual's private affairs or seclusion that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person.

Harassing Telephone Calls May Be the Basis for a Tort