assault and battery

noun

law
: the crime of threatening and physically hitting or attacking someone

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The 60-year-old has been charged with assault with intent to murder, two counts of assault and battery with a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building and disorderly conduct, the outlets reported. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 He was previously charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (scissors) and assault with intent to maim, and he was convicted of arson. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 July 2026 In college, Hill pleaded guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 23 July 2026 The driver, 23-year-old Leonard Bacon of Lowell, pleaded not guilty to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury at his arraignment Monday in East Boston District Court. — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for assault and battery

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assault and battery

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: assault sense 2
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