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assault and battery

assault and battery noun: the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.

Noun

assault and battery (countable and uncountable, plural assaults and batteries)

  1. (idiomatic) The combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.

Forms of assault and battery

pluralassaults and batteries

Questions about assault and battery

What does assault and battery mean?
Assault and battery means the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
What part of speech is assault and battery?
Assault and battery is a noun.
What is the plural of assault and battery?
The plural of assault and battery is assaults and batteries.

Words near assault and battery in the dictionary

  1. Assateague
  2. Assateague horse
  3. assation
  4. assations
  5. assault
  6. assault and battery
  7. assault at arms
  8. assault course
  9. assault courses
  10. assault rifle
  11. assault rifles

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