Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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Prosecutors from the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office requested a $1,000 bail for Futrell, who faces charges of assault and battery on a police officer, disturbing a public assembly, interfering with an election official, interfering with a voter and resisting arrest.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
In August, she was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after allegedly stabbing her co-worker twice with a pair of scissors before throwing a trash can at her.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The complaint is not the first time Offset has been sued with claims of assault and battery in Los Angeles County.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Separate Oklahoma court records reviewed by PEOPLE show that Rodriquez was charged in 2021 with child neglect and domestic abuse — assault and battery in the presence of a child.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
In August, she was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after allegedly stabbing her co-worker twice with a pair of scissors before throwing a trash can at her.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
The complaint is not the first time Offset has been sued with claims of assault and battery in Los Angeles County.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Separate Oklahoma court records reviewed by PEOPLE show that Rodriquez was charged in 2021 with child neglect and domestic abuse — assault and battery in the presence of a child.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assault and battery
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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