Civil Causes of Action - Assault and Battery Law and Legal Definition
An assault is any unlawful attempt or offer with force or violence to do bodily harm to another, whether from ill will or extreme carelessness; for example, by striking at or holding up the fist at a person in a threatening or insulting manner, or with other circumstances that evidence an intention, coupled with a present ability, of actual violence against the person, such as by pointing a weapon at him when he is within reach of it. When the injury is actually inflicted, it amounts to a battery.
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- Civil Causes of Action - Assault and Battery
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- Civil Causes of Action - Breach of Contract
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- Civil Causes of Action - Breach of Rental Agreement
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