Battery (tort)

common-law tort of unconsented harmful or offensive contact with a person From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Battery is the crime or tort of intentionally touching someone else without permission (literally, the act of "battering" somebody). So, to start a fight would be to commit battery. In some states, the crime of battery is referred to as assault, or it may be referred to as "assault and battery."

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