Assault means something very specific when it comes to torts and personal injury law. In tort law, an assault refers to an attempt or threat of violence -- not actual violence itself. This may surprise people. For instance, threatening someone with a...
In both criminal and civil law, " battery " is the intentional touching of, or application of force to, the body of another person in a harmful or offensive manner (and without consent). A battery is often confused with an assault, which is merely th...
