What does assault and battery mean?

Definitions for assault and battery
as·sault and bat·te·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. battery, assault and batterynoun

    an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

Wiktionary

  1. assault and batterynoun

    The combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.

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  1. assault and battery

    Assault and battery are two distinct criminal offences that often go together, but involve different actions. Assault generally refers to the threat or attempt to inflict offensive physical contact or bodily harm on a person that puts the victim in fear of such harm or contact. It can occur without any actual physical contact. Battery, on the contrast, involves an intentional physical contact or unlawful use of force on another person without their consent. It refers to the actual implementation of the threat represented by assault, causing physical harm or offensive touching. However, definitions and penalties for assault and battery can vary significantly among jurisdictions and it is always important to refer to the relevant local laws for precise definitions and legal explanations.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of assault and battery in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of assault and battery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence

  1. Neil Gorsuch:

    The Supreme Court recognized in Cruzan that there's a right in the common law to be free from assault and battery, effectively.

  2. Jake Wark:

    We expect to select a new court date in the coming days and then set the amended trial track. The Suffolk indictments allege two counts of first-degree murder for the July 16, 2012, shooting deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston's South End; three counts of armed assault with intent to murder and one count of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon for shots fired at three surviving victims; and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

  3. Richland County:

    [Pentland] touched somebody, that’s an assault. That’s assault and battery when you place your hands on someone, and he did. The video showed that he did, and that’s the evidence that we have that he was charged with.


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