How to Use assault and battery in a Sentence

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• Doty was found not guilty of three felony assault and battery charges.
  — David Ovalle, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• He was found guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
• His rise was paused by stints in prison after a conviction for assault and battery.
  — Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
• Ferguson pleaded not guilty to one count of murder, two counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon and burglary.
  — Haley Chi-Sing, Fox News, 1 July 2023
• Then, the families counter sued, claiming assault and battery.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024
• They were both charged as juveniles with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery.
  — Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• Just after midnight, deputies responded to an assault and battery call at the home involving several men in the yard of the party.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• Deputies responded to an assault and battery call at a home in Callaway, a suburb of Panama City, just after midnight.
  — Cristian Santana, NBC News, 29 July 2023
• Lucic was charged with assault and battery on a family member.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
• Christopher Ferguson, 41, has been charged with murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and burglary.
  — Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 26 June 2023
• The suit alleges assault and battery by the officer, along with negligence by the city, and seeks both punitive and compensatory damages.
  — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 30 May 2023
• Arrest warrants charging Williams with assault and battery in the first degree and charging Pyle with assault and battery in the second degree were issued on Wednesday.
  — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2023
• Hartnett was charged with harassment in the second degree and third-degree assault and battery, according to online records.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Waters was arrested early last month in Colorado on a warrant out of Oklahoma for child abuse and domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor.
  — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2023
• Prosecutors dropped a charge of n assault and battery against Geldart in November 2022, over the objections of his accuser.
  — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• In May of that year, she was charged with assault and battery on a police officer and the domestic assault of her then-husband, Nicholas Harroz, who later told an investigator that he was kicked in the face twice.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• He is charged with assault/assault and battery, a 93-day misdemeanor, and public officer-willful neglect of duty, a one-year misdemeanor.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2023
• He was arraigned later Monday in Boston Municipal Court on two counts of assault and battery on a police officer and a charge of resisting arrest, records show.
  — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• The jury was divided on two additional misdemeanor counts of assault and battery.
  — Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2023
• Some states have gone further, restricting gun possession by people convicted of elder abuse or misdemeanor charges of assault and battery, or are known to abuse alcohol.
  — Bill Frist, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Roxanne Doucette was charged with intimidation of a witness, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
• After just four hours of deliberations, the jury agreed – rejecting Mueller’s allegations and holding him liable for assault and battery.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 20 July 2023
• Authorities arrested the pickup driver, and he was ultimately sentenced to a year's probation for assault and battery.
  — USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
• Webb was arrested July 7 and faces charges of assault and battery of a police officer, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and assault with a dangerous weapon, among others.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 12 July 2023
• In 2015, Hill pleaded guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation after attacking his then-pregnant fianceé and received three years probation.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
• On April 5, Sweatt was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger and a marked lanes violation in connection with the incident, the release said.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
• Read full article Richard Hanson has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, assault and battery on a family member, armed assault with intent to murder, and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
  — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Both women are seeking unspecified damages for assault and battery; lost wages; emotional, mental and physical injury; and attorneys’ fees.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
• The boy’s family has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking $5 million, claiming excessive force, negligence, reckless endangerment, and civil assault and battery, among other counts.
  — Nick Valencia, CNN, 13 June 2023
• The man was arrested on charges of resisting a police officer and misdemeanor trespassing, and the woman was arrested on charges of attempting to deter or resist an officer performing their duty and assault and battery, according to the department.
  — USA TODAY, 5 July 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024