assault and battery

noun

law

: the crime of threatening and physically hitting or attacking someone

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In 2022 Rodezno-Marin was arrested in Massachusetts and charged with indecent assault and battery on person over 14, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, masked armed robbery, and assault to rape. —

Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025 Tyreek pleaded guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation in 2014 and received three years on probation as result of a plea agreement, reported The Oklahoman. —

Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025 Carroll is facing an additional charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to court documents. —

Christina Coulter, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025 Assumption University's campus police initially received information on Oct. 2, 2024, about a disturbance at the school's alumni hall concerning a report of assault and battery, according to the complaint. —

Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for assault and battery

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