Which statement about chastisement is false?

a.The common law of chastisement fostered domestic violence by legalizing physically abusive behavior by husbands toward wives.

b.In the U.S., the right of chastisement stopped being recognized in the 1870s.

c.Under the common law, chastisement granted husbands the right to physically punish his wife.

d.Chastisement is a common law cause of action that a wife may pursue for domestic violence.