assault, battery
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assault, battery — They are not the same in law. Assault is a threat of violence; battery is actual violence … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
assault and battery — n: assault (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. assault and battery … Law dictionary
Assault — This article is about the criminal act. For tortious aspects of assault, see Assault (tort). For other uses, see Assault (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Assault and Battery (album) — Infobox Album Name = Assault Battery Type = compilation Artist = Nuclear Assault Released = November 5, 1997 Recorded = Genre = Thrash metal Length = Label = Receiver Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… … Wikipedia
Battery (tort) — At common law, battery is the tort of intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently) and voluntarily bringing about an unconsented harmful or offensive contact with a person or to something closely associated with them (e.g. a hat, a purse). It is … Wikipedia
assault — as·sault 1 /ə sȯlt/ n [Old French assaut, literally, attack, ultimately from Latin assultus, from assilire to leap (on), attack] 1: the crime or tort of threatening or attempting to inflict immediate offensive physical contact or bodily harm… … Law dictionary
battery — bat·tery / ba tə rē, trē/ n [Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere]: the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily harm (as by striking or by administering a poison… … Law dictionary
Battery (crime) — Battery is a term used by the common law jurisdictions, which involves an injury or other contact upon the person of another in a manner likely to cause bodily harm.United StatesAt common law, simple battery is a misdemeanor and the elements of… … Wikipedia
Assault and battery — may refer to: * Assault and battery is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather… … Wikipedia
Battery — Single par Metallica extrait de l’album Master of Puppets Sortie 1985 Enregistrement Septembre Décembre 1985 Sweet Silence Studios Copenhague … Wikipédia en Français
