assault and battery

noun

law
: the crime of threatening and physically hitting or attacking someone

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In 2022 Rodezno-Marin was arrested in Massachusetts and charged with indecent assault and battery on person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, masked armed robbery, and assault to rape. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025 Tyreek pleaded guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation in 2014 and received three years on probation as result of a plea agreement, reported The Oklahoman. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 Carroll is facing an additional charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to court documents. Christina Coulter, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025 Assumption University's campus police initially received information on Oct. 2, 2024, about a disturbance at the school's alumni hall concerning a report of assault and battery, according to the complaint. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for assault and battery 

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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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assault and battery

noun
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