Examples of assault and battery in a Sentence
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Police weren't able to conclude who started it but because Brian Hooker had the only visible injury − a bloody nose − Lynette Hooker was arrested on charges of assault and battery and spent the night in county jail, the report from the Kentwood Police Department says.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
John Reichardt, 64, has been charged with two counts of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and one count of boat homicide by negligent operation, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
McClung was also fired and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit accuses the driver, named as a defendant, of assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
John Reichardt, 64, has been charged with two counts of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and one count of boat homicide by negligent operation, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
McClung was also fired and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The lawsuit accuses the driver, named as a defendant, of assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Assault and battery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20and%20battery. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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