Assault and battery
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Assault and battery is 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.
Assault and Battery may also refer to:
Assault
In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...
(the threat of violence) and battery
Battery (crime)
Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the fear of such contact.In the United States, criminal battery, or simply battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful or offensive contact...
(physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
Assault and Battery may also refer to:
- Assault & Battery (Rose Tattoo album)Assault & Battery (Rose Tattoo album)Assault & Battery is the second album by Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo. It was the first sort of full-length release in three years after three years non stop on the road.-Track listing:# "Out of This Place"...
, a 1981 album by Rose Tattoo- "Assault and Battery", a song from the album
- Assault & Battery (Nuclear Assault album), a 1997 compilation album by Nuclear Assault
- "Assault and Battery", a song by Hawkwind from their 1975 album Warrior on the Edge of TimeWarrior on the Edge of TimeWarrior on the Edge of Time is Hawkwind's fifth studio album. It reached #13 on the UK album charts and was their third and last album to make the US Billboard chart, where it peaked at #150...
- "Assault and Battery", a song by Howard Jones from the 1987 album Animal LiberationAnimal Liberation (album)Animal Liberation was an album released by WaxTrax! records on April 21, 1987 to benefit PETA. Al Jourgensen of Ministry served as a producer on the album. Jourgensen doesn't perform on the album, but did produce all the links between tracks, news clips, quotes, etc., along with Bill Rieflin, Paul...
- "Assault and Battery", a song by Swollen Members from their 1999 album BalanceBalance (Swollen Members album)Balance is the debut album by Canadian rap group Swollen Members. It was released on the Battleaxe Records label. It has sold 41,000 copies since its release. Guest stars include Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Dilated Peoples, Everlast, and Son Doobie....