assault and battery

Example Sentences

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The man Kesha sued over a decade ago for sexual assault and battery co-wrote and co-produced ten out of the eleven tracks on Perry’s last album, "143."

From Salon • May 16, 2025

Nicolas Cage, once accused of negligence by ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton, will not face further litigation in her ongoing assault and battery lawsuit against their son.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

Attention will now turn to a civil lawsuit filed by Mr Neely's father, who is seeking damages for alleged civil assault and battery.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

The case in Dedham, Massachusetts, before Judge Paul McCallum was the first to be filed, with prosecutors in July 2021 charging McCarrick with three counts of indecent assault and battery.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

Visits from their peaceful friends they welcomed; the sojourn of great folk they bore; but they would fain have passed their days undisturbed by war’s alarms and by the assault and battery of private feuds.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen