Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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Brehmer, of Warwick, is accusing Guilbert of assault and battery.
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Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026
Just five days after being part of a 29-13 loss that gave the Seattle Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy, the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The following year, his parole was revoked after he was charged with assault and battery on his girlfriend.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Enel Javier, 47, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026
Just five days after being part of a 29-13 loss that gave the Seattle Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy, the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges of felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
The following year, his parole was revoked after he was charged with assault and battery on his girlfriend.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Enel Javier, 47, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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