ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Pronunciation (US):

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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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