Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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The Salvadoran national was charged with aggravated rape, assault and battery on a household member, assault with a dangerous weapon, and intimidating a witness.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
The justices sent the case back to the 11th Circuit to reconsider whether the lawsuit, which accuses the agents of assault and battery, false arrest and other violations under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), can move forward.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Bryshere Gray has been charged with assault and battery after a private citizen in Virginia pressed charges, and an arrest warrant was issued.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 June 2025
Despite those arrests she has never been convicted in one of her assault and battery cases, while her restraining order violation ended when prosecutors declined to pursue the case further.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
The justices sent the case back to the 11th Circuit to reconsider whether the lawsuit, which accuses the agents of assault and battery, false arrest and other violations under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), can move forward.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Bryshere Gray has been charged with assault and battery after a private citizen in Virginia pressed charges, and an arrest warrant was issued.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 June 2025
Despite those arrests she has never been convicted in one of her assault and battery cases, while her restraining order violation ended when prosecutors declined to pursue the case further.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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