Answer:
Defense of one´s reputation.
Step-by-step explanation:
An action of battery is an affront made intentionally or unintentionally that produces harm to a person or a not permited contact with a belonging of the person. In order to be able of performing the claim there must be an actual contact.
From the options given the only defense that does not involve actual contact is defense of one´s reputation. That occurs when someone said lies about the person.
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