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simple assault see assault
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
simple assault
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simple assault — Simple assault. An assault unaccompanied by any circumstances of aggravation. A person is guilty of simple assault if he (a) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or (b) negligently causes bodily … Black's law dictionary
simple assault — Simple assault. An assault unaccompanied by any circumstances of aggravation. A person is guilty of simple assault if he (a) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or (b) negligently causes bodily … Black's law dictionary
simple assault — An attempt to do bodily harm to a person which fails, falls short of doing the harm, touching the body or doing the battery. For instance, striking at another within striking distance, but not striking him. State v Lightsey, 43 SC 114, 115, 20 SE … Ballentine's law dictionary
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
simple — sim·ple adj 1: oral or written but not under seal or of record 2: not extreme, aggravated, or complicated simple kidnapping 3: having no limitations or restrictions see also fee simple sim·ply adv … 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 — Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an apparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm … Black's law dictionary
assault — Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an apparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm … Black's law dictionary
simple — Pure; unmixed; not compounded; not aggravated; not evidenced by sealed writing or record. As to simple assault simple average simple battery simple blockade simple bond simple confession simple contract simple deposit … Black's law dictionary
assault with dangerous or deadly weapon — An unlawful attempt or offer to do bodily harm without justification or excuse by use of any instrument calculated to do harm or cause death. An aggravated form of assault as distinguished from a simple assault; e.g. pointing loaded gun at one is … Black's law dictionary
