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Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault, which is the act of creating reasonable fear or apprehension of such contact. Battery is a specific common law offense, although the term is used more generally to refer to any unlawful offensive physical contact with another person.
In common law, battery is a tort falling under the umbrella term 'trespass to the person'. Entailing unlawful contact which is directed and intentional, or reckless (or, in Australia, negligently [1]) and voluntarily bringing about a harmful or offensive contact with a person or to something closely associated with them, such as a bag or purse, without legal consent.
Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels, and trespass to land.. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, mayhem (or maiming), and false imprisonment. [1]
Aggravated battery is a Level 3 felony carrying up to 16 years in prison. Criminal recklessness is a Level 5 felony with a maximum six-year sentence. A trial date has not yet been set in that case.
A man accused of a hate crime related to the conflict in the Gaza Strip was arrested during a weekend concert in Fresno’s Tower District, police said on Monday. ... battery, a hate crime and ...
Assault and battery is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (harm or the threat of harm) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence. Assault and Battery may also refer to:
Davenport pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and simple battery and was sentenced to 24 months behind bars, according to online records. Munson is scheduled for trial in March 2025.
See assault and battery (crime). Pages in category "People convicted of battery" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.