Common assault is an offence in English law. It is committed by a person who causes another person to apprehend the immediate use of unlawful violence...

the common law definition is the same in criminal and tort law. Traditionally, common law legal systems have separate definitions for assault and battery...

Indecent assault is an offence of aggravated assault in some common law-based jurisdictions. It is characterised as a sex crime and has significant overlap...

to face a charge of common assault, for allegedly grabbing Passari in January 2021. In 2023, Kyrgios pleaded guilty to the assault charge but was not convicted...

this act, the marginal notes to this section read "assault occasioning bodily harm" and "common assault". This section was repealed in the Republic of Ireland...

about the requirements for both the tort of assault and the common law criminal offence of common assault. It involved plaintiff Tuberville versus defendant...

charged would be indefensible serious assault occasioning ABH rather than (implicitly defensible) common assault and erroneously asserted that any injuries...

harass, stalking or intimidating and common assault at Manly Local Court. Slater also had two counts of common assault and one count of attempting to stalk...

heard he would plead guilty to one count of common assault – with police agreeing to drop counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and stalking...

ultimately charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating. She appeared at magistrates' court on 14 April...

building arms, grip strength and core power.[full citation needed] Common assault course obstacles include barbed wire or nets to crawl under, pipes or...

guilty of it is liable to imprisonment for three years. The common law offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm was abolished, and section 47...

2006. Newton was charged with four offences including common assault, intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Satchwell. Three...

and Local Government. In January 2025, Amesbury pleaded guilty to common assault and was sentenced to ten weeks in prison. On appeal, his prison sentence...

cautioned by the Hertfordshire Police following their investigation into common assault. In 2008, a sex tape of Jackson and adult video star Sky Lopez was offered...

and therefore only potentially chargeable as the lesser offence of common assault, the sentence for which is given by Section 39 of the Criminal Justice...

into account previous charges Ney has been found guilty of such as common assault on his sister Yazel. The sentence received a 10% discount as per Ney's...

the Heythrop Hunt at Lower Swell, Ferry was arrested on suspicion of common assault and robbery. It was alleged that he had taken a video camera from two...

counts of incest, two counts of indecent assault of a girl under the age of 16, and one count of common assault: he also asked for the remaining 70 counts...

abuse by a family member is a form of incest. It is more common than other forms of sexual assault on a child and can result in more serious and long-term...

Winehouse was arrested for a third time on charges of common assault and public order offence after assaulting the front-of-house manager of the Milton Keynes...

Philpott had punched another driver, for which he had pleaded guilty to common assault, but denied dangerous driving. At the hearing, Philpott was bailed and...

on the first day of her trial the prosecution accepted her plea to common assault, a less serious offence. She was sentenced to community service. In...

racially or religiously aggravated common assault. A person is guilty of this offence if he commits a common assault which is racially or religiously aggravated...

stood down from the role in December 2019 following allegations of common assault. She was nominated as best television presenter at the National Television...

danger, but the Divisional Court held that this could constitute a common assault. Albeit accidentally, the driver had caused the car to rest on the foot...

Non-fatal non-sexual offences Assault, or common assault Battery, or common battery Wounding or wounding with intent Poisoning Assault occasioning actual bodily...

Shaquille O'Neal. On 8 August 2013, Sterling was arrested for an alleged common assault on his former girlfriend, a model. He was found not guilty at Liverpool...

with several offences, including nine counts of blackmail and one of common assault, of which he was found guilty in May 2001. He was sentenced to 16 years'...

aggravated indecent assault, assault with an act of indecency, sexually touching another person without consent, and common assault. The youngest alleged...