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Today's Terms
Battery
Definition:
Actual physical violence, whether serious or minor, inflicted on a person. (A mere threat is called assault, whereas the completed act is called battery)
Search warrant
Definition:
An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff, constable, or other officer to search a specified location.
Tort
Definition:
An injury or wrong committed, either with or without force, to the person or property of another, for which civil liability may be imposed.
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