单词 | battery |
释义 | bat·tery /'ba-tə-rē, -trē/ n [Old French batterie beating, from battre to beat, from Latin battuere]: the crime or tort of intentionally or recklessly causing offensive physical contact or bodily harm (as by striking or by administering a poison or drug) that is not consented to by the victim compare assault aggravated battery: criminal battery that is accompanied by aggravating factors: as a: criminal battery that causes or is intended to cause serious bodily injury esp. through the use of a dangerous weapon b: criminal battery committed on a protected person (as a minor or a police officer) compare simple battery in this entry ◇ Aggravated battery is usu. classified as a felony. sex·u·al battery: intentional and offensive sexual contact and esp. sexual intercourse with a person who has not given or (as in the case of a child) is incapable of giving consent; broadly: forced or coerced contact with the sexual parts of either the victim or the perpetrator see also rape ◇ This is a broad definition of the offense. The specific elements of this crime vary from state to state, and some states use more narrow definitions. simple battery: criminal battery that is not accompanied by aggravating factors (as a dangerous weapon) compare aggravated battery in this entry ◇ Simple battery is usu. classified as a misdemeanor. |
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