Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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Fritznel Jean, 28, a resident of Boston, faces a count of causing mayhem and three counts of assault and battery on a police officer — one causing serious bodily injury — for the melee that took place at Transit Police headquarters the morning of April 10.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Emajae Brown, 25, was charged with home invasion, kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, witness intimidation, armed assault in a dwelling, larceny over $1,200, breaking into a building at nighttime with the intent to commit a felony, larceny of a motor vehicle and armed burglary.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2015, Lynette Hooker was arrested on charges of assault and battery/simple assault.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Emajae Brown, 25, is facing nine charges including home invasion, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60 years old, and kidnapping.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
Emajae Brown, 25, was charged with home invasion, kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, witness intimidation, armed assault in a dwelling, larceny over $1,200, breaking into a building at nighttime with the intent to commit a felony, larceny of a motor vehicle and armed burglary.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2015, Lynette Hooker was arrested on charges of assault and battery/simple assault.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Emajae Brown, 25, is facing nine charges including home invasion, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60 years old, and kidnapping.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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