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Assault and battery - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Aggression, Ambush, Attack, Batter, Battery, Bear, Beating, Beset, Blitz, Blitzkrieg, Boost, Bruise |
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Assault and battery is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (actual physical violence). This legal distinction only exists in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
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