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battery

beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere] : the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact

wrongful act that makes up the physical action of a crime see also crime compare mens rea

person who encourages or assists in the commission of a crime. Means a person who encourages or assists in the commission

the infliction of physical or emotional injury ;also : the crime of inflicting such injury see also battered child syndrome, battered

one who intentionally and voluntarily participates with another in a crime by encouraging or assisting in the commission of the crime

-nat·ed -nat·ing 1 : to charge with involvement in a crime [he was incriminated in the conspiracy] 2 : to suggest

the act of abandoning a course of action (as a crime) b : the affirmative defense (as recognized under the Model

threats see also coercion 2 : to engage in the crime of intimidating (as a witness, juror, public officer in the

the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a crime 2 : the punishment that one convicted of a crime

a detected homicide. Also to detect and discover any acret crime to a magistrate, Ancient Laws and Institutes of England; Leg.