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-{{Template}}+{{Template}}'''"Assault and battery'''" is the combination of two [[violence|violent]] [[crime]]s: [[assault]] (the [[threat]] of violence) and [[battery (crime)|battery]] (physical violence). This [[law|legal]] distinction exists only in [[jurisdiction]]s that distinguish assault as ''threatened'' violence rather than ''actual'' violence.
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"Assault and battery" is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.




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