Which of the following best describes battery?

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Battery centers on intentional contact with another person that is harmful or offensive. The description that fits best is harmful or offensive contact, because battery requires that there be actual contact and that that contact be of a harmful or offensive nature, done without consent. The actor’s specific intent isn’t about causing harm in every case; what matters is the intentional act of contact that results in harmful or offensive touching. The other options mix in the wrong tort concepts: intending to cause harmful contact describes a stricter mental state than required; apprehension of contact points to assault, not battery; and detention without consent describes false imprisonment.