Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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Mathison, prosecutors note, has a serious criminal history including arrests and convictions relating to impersonating police officers, including convictions in 2008 for robbery, assault and battery, and impersonating a police officer, for which he was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Per reporting in Post and Currier, Uliumdzhiev has already been charged with second-degree assault and battery, and is currently being held in a processing facility for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Georgia.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Nikolaevich was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond for second-degree assault and battery, according to Charleston County Sheriff’s Office records.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Her lawsuit accused police of excessive force, assault and battery, wrongful death, negligence and other claims.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Per reporting in Post and Currier, Uliumdzhiev has already been charged with second-degree assault and battery, and is currently being held in a processing facility for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Georgia.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Nikolaevich was arrested and released on a $10,000 bond for second-degree assault and battery, according to Charleston County Sheriff’s Office records.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Her lawsuit accused police of excessive force, assault and battery, wrongful death, negligence and other claims.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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