In the criminal law and law of torts , with reference to assault and battery , this term includes any unlawful physical violence offered to another. See BATTERY. In other connections , it is understood in a more restricted sense, and includes only the infliction of one or more blows. Regina v. Hale, 2 Car. & K. 327; Com. v. McClellan, 101 Mass. 35; State v. Harrigan, 4 Penne- will (Del.) 129, 55 Atl. 5.
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