MVBarcaFan
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Yeah, in legal terms "assault" means an attempt to cause bodily harm (not necessarily successful), "battery" means they succeeded in causing harm. It's just that the common word "assault" has gained the second meaning.
At least that's what I learned in the criminal justice course I took.
That is correct. Assault is basically attempted battery or putting someone in apprehension that a battery might take place imminently. Of course, this is the US we are talking about it. Since Sterling is in the UK, they might have a different definition of the crime there.