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Rareassault and battery
The correct spelling is assault and battery.
How to pronounce assault and battery
noun
Say it like: Ass-aul-t a-nd -bat-ter-ee
The correct spelling is assault and battery. The combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish ass…
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noun
- 1.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.
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