| assault and battery n. An assault upon a victim that is carried out by striking the victim, knocking the victim down, or otherwise doing violence to the victim. |
assault and battery
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(Law) Criminal law a threat of attack to another person followed by actual attack, which need amount only to touching with hostile intent
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| Noun | 1. |  assault and battery - an assault in which the assailant makes physical contactassault - a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped resisting arrest - physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest |
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