An assault involves an intentional, unlawful threat of violence that causes fear in the victim. It can be attempted battery assault or threatened battery assault, separate from the offense of battery.
An assault is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to another person, coupled with the apparent ability to do so and creating a well-founded fear in the victim that violence is imminent.
Assault can take the form of attempted battery assault where all elements of battery are present except physical contact, or threatened battery assault where the intent is to cause fear of physical contact without necessarily intending to make physical contact.
Assault and battery are distinct offenses, with assault involving the apprehension of violence and battery involving unlawful physical contact without consent.
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