element of the tort of assault is the violence offered, and not actual physical contact."). EFTA00175877 Case 9:08-cv .381-KAM Documen. Entere, Jri FLSD Docket 10/06, 2 Page 5 of 10 Case No. CV-SOW-Marra-Johnson Page No. 5 As further explained in Florida Jurisprudence, 2d Assault §1 — An assault