Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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Only one of these incidents yielded assault and battery charges — the stairwell incident — but those charges were dropped.
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Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Marroquin, who had been jailed on assault and battery charges, struggled with mental illness and persistent delusions that someone was going to hurt his mother.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
She was charged with four counts of second-degree assault and battery, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and three counts of disseminating harmful material to minors, according to court documents.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
He was sent to the facility following assault and battery charges involving a dispute with a tow company worker; he's pleaded not guilty to the charges.
—Hatzel Vela, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Marroquin, who had been jailed on assault and battery charges, struggled with mental illness and persistent delusions that someone was going to hurt his mother.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
She was charged with four counts of second-degree assault and battery, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and three counts of disseminating harmful material to minors, according to court documents.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
He was sent to the facility following assault and battery charges involving a dispute with a tow company worker; he's pleaded not guilty to the charges.
—Hatzel Vela, NBC news, 9 July 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 27 Aug. 2025.
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