assault and battery

noun

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

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Thursday, a fight in the control tower ended with a 39-year-old controller arrested and charged with assault and battery. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025 Gaines, 40, was ultimately charged with assault and battery, officials said. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025 Upper Marlboro, Maryland, resident Damon Marsalis Gaines, 38, was charged with assault and battery in relation to the incident. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Those suspects include Natick 18-year-old Jake Ashman, who was being charged with assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for assault and battery

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assault and battery

noun
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