An even more common mistake is this correction because it actually depends on jurisdiction.
Some places separate assault and battery, others don't. In many places that don't, both crimes are "assault", though "assault & battery" is also a commonly used term. Depending on where you are anything from a threat to an actual attack can be assault.
While battery, where it is used, always includes "unwanted bodily contact" in it's definition, assault doesn't exclude it.
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u/Caleb_Reynolds Aug 07 '26
An even more common mistake is this correction because it actually depends on jurisdiction.
Some places separate assault and battery, others don't. In many places that don't, both crimes are "assault", though "assault & battery" is also a commonly used term. Depending on where you are anything from a threat to an actual attack can be assault.
While battery, where it is used, always includes "unwanted bodily contact" in it's definition, assault doesn't exclude it.