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Battery

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000686

The intentional and unpermitted physical contact with another person. This tort does not require the contact to cause harm, only that it be offensive or unwanted. Battery can be a civil wrong leading to damages or a criminal offense, depending on the jurisdiction and severity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000686
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Battery",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The intentional and unpermitted physical contact with another person. This tort does not require the contact to cause harm, only that it be offensive or unwanted. Battery can be a civil wrong leading to damages or a criminal offense, depending on the jurisdiction and severity.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/battery/"
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Record 484 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.