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Categories: Criminology, Crimes, Offences against the person, Violence, Common law offences in England and Wales

battery assault and battery aggravated battery batter Battery misdemeanor

An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact WordNet 3.0

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An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault, which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. Wikipedia

A crime involving unlawful physical contact Wikipedia Disambiguation

Criminal offense involving the unlawful physical acting on a threat Wikidata

The 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. Wiktionary

The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence. Wiktionary

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