Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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They were charged with assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property over $1,200.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year Minaj (full name Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty) was sued by Brandon Garrett, a former employee, over allegations of assault and battery.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
The teen was charged in Salem Juvenile Court with armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily harm in relation to a shooting on Simon Street on Saturday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in 2014 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to domestic assault and battery by strangulation of his pregnant girlfriend at the time, which led to his dismissal from the Oklahoma State football team and three years of probation.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year Minaj (full name Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty) was sued by Brandon Garrett, a former employee, over allegations of assault and battery.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
The teen was charged in Salem Juvenile Court with armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily harm in relation to a shooting on Simon Street on Saturday.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in 2014 and pleaded guilty in 2015 to domestic assault and battery by strangulation of his pregnant girlfriend at the time, which led to his dismissal from the Oklahoma State football team and three years of probation.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 8 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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