assault a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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Wiktionary
assault and battery (Noun) The combination of two violentcrimes: assault the threat of violence and battery physical violence. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
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