Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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Police report arresting her Sept. 8, 2023, for alleged assault and battery on a person over 60, threatening to commit a crime, and malicious destruction of property.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Brainard was additionally charged with intimidation; 18-year-old Kevin Carroll, who allegedly slammed the victim's head into the car door, is accused of assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Darius had been arrested on an assault and battery charge the night before the incident, but was released on a $10,000 bond, the Post and Courier reported.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Brainard was additionally charged with intimidation; 18-year-old Kevin Carroll, who allegedly slammed the victim's head into the car door, is accused of assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Darius had been arrested on an assault and battery charge the night before the incident, but was released on a $10,000 bond, the Post and Courier reported.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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