- assault and battery
- as,sault and `battery noun uncount LEGALthe crime of threatening someone and then physically attacking them
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assault and battery — n: assault (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. assault and battery … Law dictionary
Assault and battery — may refer to: * Assault and battery is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather… … Wikipedia
assault and battery — n. Law the carrying out of threatened physical harm or violence; an unlawful beating … English World dictionary
assault and battery — Law. an assault with an actual touching or other violence upon another. [1580 90] * * * Related but distinct crimes. Battery is the unlawful application of physical force to another; assault is an attempt to commit battery or an act that may… … Universalium
assault and battery — noun an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact • Syn: ↑battery • Hypernyms: ↑assault • Hyponyms: ↑resisting arrest * * * noun [noncount] law : the crime of threatening and physically hitting or attacking someone * * * asˌsault an … Useful english dictionary
assault and battery — n. (legal) to commit assault and battery * * * (legal) to commit assault and battery … Combinatory dictionary
assault and battery — N UNCOUNT Assault and battery is the crime of attacking someone and causing them physical harm. [LEGAL] … English dictionary
assault and battery — assault′ and bat′tery n. law law an assault with an actual touching or other violence upon another • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
assault and battery — noun 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 … Wiktionary
assault and battery — as.sault and battery n [U] law the crime of threatening to attack someone physically and then attacking them … Dictionary of contemporary English
