Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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The suit includes allegations of civil rights violations, excessive force, and assault and battery.
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Asquith was charged in April in suburban Washington’s Loudoun County, Va., with misdemeanor assault and battery after a months-long sheriff’s probe into the boozy party in an off-site CIA office attended by at least a dozen people.
—Jim Mustian and Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Christine Ricci, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault and battery with a deadly weapon in Plymouth County court on Aug. 2, according to reports from NBC 10, MassLive and CBS News.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Hayes was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violation of a constitutional right causing injury, the district attorney said.
—Andy Rose, David Williams and Holly Yan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
Asquith was charged in April in suburban Washington’s Loudoun County, Va., with misdemeanor assault and battery after a months-long sheriff’s probe into the boozy party in an off-site CIA office attended by at least a dozen people.
—Jim Mustian and Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Christine Ricci, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder and assault and battery with a deadly weapon in Plymouth County court on Aug. 2, according to reports from NBC 10, MassLive and CBS News.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Hayes was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and violation of a constitutional right causing injury, the district attorney said.
—Andy Rose, David Williams and Holly Yan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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