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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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  1. 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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