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re: LEGAL term: Assault
Posted on 11/7/18 at 11:17 pm to ChexMix
Posted on 11/7/18 at 11:17 pm to ChexMix
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I learned today that calling your ex wife a whore constitutes Domestic abuse in Alabama. Crazy
And it counts as two offenses because you called your wife and your sister a whore at the same time.
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Posted on 11/7/18 at 11:34 pm to Jjdoc
thats the tort definition. That was a battery according to the law of torts.
Posted on 11/7/18 at 11:39 pm to MintBerry Crunch
I think people learn too much from movies.
"That's assault brother!"
People think assault is battery.
As mentioned this was battery.
If Acosta had never touched her but raised his fist, that would be assault.
"That's assault brother!"
People think assault is battery.
As mentioned this was battery.
If Acosta had never touched her but raised his fist, that would be assault.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 1:12 am to Jjdoc
Nah. It was just Acosta's toxic masculinity that led him to to the reflex of swatting away her arm at the elbow.
Frickin toxic masculinity.
He should go haze himself to get his press pass back.
Frickin toxic masculinity.
He should go haze himself to get his press pass back.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 5:48 am to MintBerry Crunch
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thats the tort definition. That was a battery according to the law of torts.
You are both incorrect and somewhat correct. The definition given by the OP is correct- the essential element of assault is always that you have reasonable apprehension or fear of a battery (i.e. harmful or offensive contact). Battery is the harmful or offensive contact.
The distinction doesn't hinge on tort or criminal law. For instance, if someone sucker punches someone in a bar fight with a bottle, they could be prosecuted for the crime of battery and later be sued in tort by the victim.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 5:57 am to Jjdoc
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LEGAL term: Assault
Definition: unwanted touching
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