Liability & Negligence

Battery

Intentional harmful or offensive physical contact with another person without consent.

In Personal Injury Cases

Civil battery differs from criminal battery. It encompasses any intentional unwanted physical contact, even if no injury results.

This term belongs to the Liability & Negligence category and is part of our machine-readable California injury-law glossary.

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An intentional act causing reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact.

A civil wrong committed with intent to cause harm, as opposed to negligent conduct.

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