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ASSAULT AND BATTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Synonyms:
assault and battery; battery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("assault and battery" is a kind of...):
assault (a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assault and battery"):
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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