Battery in United States
Battery Definition
Any unlawful beating, or other wrongful physical violence or constraint, inflicted on a human being without his consent. 2 Bish. Crim. Law, § 62; 17 Ala. 540; 9 N. H. 491. It includes every touching of another in a rude, angry, or hostile manner. 65 Ala. 520; 53 111. Ill; 67 Ind. 304.
Battery in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Battery | Battery in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Battery | Battery in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Battery | Battery in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Battery | Battery in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Battery | Battery in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Battery
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| Battery | Battery in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Battery | Battery in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
Any unlawful beating, or other wrongful physical violence or constraint, inflicted on a human being without his consent. 2 Bish. Crim. Law, § 62; 17 Ala. 540; 9 N. H. 491. It includes every touching of another in a rude, angry, or hostile manner. 65 Ala. 520; 53 111. Ill; 67 Ind. 304.
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Notice
This definition of Battery is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Plain-English Law
Battery as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):
The crime of making physical contact with someone with the intention to harm the person. Unintentional harmful contact is not battery, no matter how careless the behavior or how severe the injury.
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See Also
bank, bench.
Further Reading (Articles)
“Battery Charger with Automatic Voltage Detection” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; February 13, 2014
“Battery System, Method for Charging Battery Modules, and Method for Balancing Battery Modules” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; October 24, 2013
“Battery Block, and Power Source System” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; July 10, 2014
“Hierarchical Battery Management System” in Patent Application Approval Process, Electronics Newsweekly; May 15, 2013
“Battery Charging and Maintaining with Defective Battery Monitoring” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; January 2, 2014
“Battery System” in Patent Application Approval Process, Energy Weekly News; June 21, 2013
“Battery Pack” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; May 15, 2014
“Battery Monitoring System” in Patent Application Approval Process, Electronics Newsweekly; January 22, 2014
“Battery Tester” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; April 24, 2014
“Battery System Controller” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; February 6, 2014
“Battery Assembly for Use in an Electronic Device” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; July 4, 2013
Batteries What a difference a year makes., Grocery Headquarters; February 1, 2001; MENDELSON, SETH
Battery recycling technology: which route to take?, Haznews; September 1, 1996
“Integrated Battery Service System” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; February 14, 2013
“Battery Module and Method for Determining Battery Id and Temperature” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; December 6, 2012
Batteries offer opportunities. (chain drug merchandising), Chain Drug Review; January 14, 1991
“Busbar for Battery Electrode Post Connection and Battery Voltage Monitor Using the Same” in Patent Application Approval Process, Politics & Government Week; September 13, 2012
Batteries.(batteries in retail), Chain Drug Review; September 24, 2001
BATTERY CARE, KNOW-HOW MUST FOR WISE BOATER, Post-Tribune (IN); January 30, 1988
Battery power, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); June 22, 2003; MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER
Battery in State Statute Topics
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Further Reading
- Information about Battery in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.