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assault and battery

NOUN
physical harmful attack
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Swift countersued for sexual assault and battery, asking for $1 in damages.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

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

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

I was awakened next morning by assault and battery being committed on the poor bishop, of which I was the innocent cause.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Harry Furniss



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