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assault and battery

–noun Law.
an assault with an actual touching or other violence upon another.

Origin:
1580–90
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assault and battery  
n.  An assault upon a victim that is carried out by striking the victim, knocking the victim down, or otherwise doing violence to the victim.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: assault and battery
Function: noun
: ASSAULT 2
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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