Assault and battery

noun

Definitions

1.nounThe combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.

Synonyms

assault battery mutual combat aggravated assault verbal assault assaultive battered person syndrome repeated bodily harm sexual violence sexual assault battered woman syndrome robbery

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