Definition of assault and battery in English:

noun

• The crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.

  ‘officers investigated 531 cases of assault and battery’

  More example sentences

  • ‘According to this, he'd been arrested for assault and battery, vandalism, burglary and illegal racing.’
  • ‘She had stabbed a woman to death and had also been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, assault and battery, and firearms possession.’
  • ‘The indictment includes 10 counts of child rape and six counts of indecent assault and battery.’
  • ‘He was convicted last year of indecent assault and battery.’
  • ‘He is seeking unspecified damages from the airlines for personal injury, negligence and assault and battery.’