Queen Anne’s County Maryland Domestic Abuse Defense Lawyers
In Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, assault & battery is generally when one person touches or attempts to touch another without consent of the person being touched or acting in a threatening manner, thereby causing another to be in fear of immediate harm.
In the past, assault was different from battery. Assault was the threat of an unwanted touching. Battery was the actual touching. Now Queen Anne’s County, Maryland does not distinguish between the terms and the term assault & battery is used interchangeably.
Domestic violence is a form of assault and battery in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland.
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