1. Core Definition of Battery Battery is an intentional tort that occurs when a defendant intentionally causes harmful or offensive contact with another person without lawful justification or consent. Crucially, physical injury is NOT an element of battery. What matters is: Intentional contact, and The contact is harmful OR offensive under the law. 2. ElementsContinueContinue reading “Battery: Intentional Harmful or Offensive Contact — Physical Injury Is Not Required.”
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