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Definition of assault and battery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

assault and battery

noun

/əˌsɔːlt ən ˈbætəri/

/əˌsɔːlt ən ˈbætəri/

[uncountable] (law)

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the crime of threatening to harm somebody and then attacking them physically
- He was found guilty of assault and battery.
- He was arrested and charged with assault and battery.
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