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  2. Battery (crime) - Wikipedia

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    Much confusion can come between the terms "assault" and "battery". In everyday use the term assault may be used to describe a physical attack, which is indeed a battery. An assault is causing someone to apprehend that they will be the victim of a battery. This issue is so prevalent that the crime of sexual assault [3] would be better labelled a ...

  3. Offence against the person - Wikipedia

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    Although there is an absence of a chapter or part with the aforementioned name, the code still does contain provisions for crimes such as murder, rape, and assault, among others, all crimes which are typically considered to be a crime against the person.

  4. Criminal law of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Battery is aggravated when using a weapon or dangerous object, when it results in disfigurement or serious physical injury. Assault and battery are classified as aggravated when directed towards a person with special status such as a law enforcement officer or elderly person. Assault becomes aggravated given the intention to murder or rape.

  5. Assault and battery - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Assault (tort) - Wikipedia

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    A battery can occur without a preceding assault, such as if a person is struck in the back of the head. An assault can be an attempted battery. I.e. 'If Henry points a gun at Thomas he has committed an assault. It makes no difference whether the gun is loaded,' [4] But 'Henry will only commit a battery if he shoots the gun and hits Thomas'. [4]

  7. Assault - Wikipedia

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    Battery is a criminal offense that involves the use of physical force against another person without their consent. [12] [13] [14] It is a type of assault and is considered a serious crime.

  8. Manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny dismissed - AOL

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    NEW YORK - The judge in Daniel Penny's trial for the death of Jordan Neely dismissed the second-degree manslaughter charge against him Friday after the jury twice said they were unable to reach a ...

  9. Criminal charge - Wikipedia

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    Felonies include the most serious crimes such as murder and treason. In addition to the trial that decides innocence or guilt, there is a separate trial (after one is convicted) that determines the punishment(s) for the criminal charges committed. [2]