assault and battery
assault and battery (1)企图伤害罪和殴击罪 两个普通法上及制定法上的轻罪。这两个罪的区别在于：殴击罪的构成要求某种程度的身体接触；而企图伤害罪则缺乏身体接触。 (2)(非严格意义上)殴击罪 殴击通常以企图伤害为前提，但并非意味着行为人要同时对企图伤害罪和殴击罪承担刑事责任，而是殴击罪吸收企图伤害罪，只作一罪即殴击罪处理。
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assault and battery
assault and battery
assault and battery. Loosely, a criminal battery. See BATTERY. “Although the term assault and battery is frequently used when a battery has been committed, one who commits a battery cannot also be punished for committing an assault, since the lesser offense of assault blends into the actual battery.” Paul Marcus, “Assault and Battery,” in 1
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