BATTERY

• Date: 07 September 2019

"The word "battery" is defined by L.B. Curzon "A Dictionary of Law" Macdonald & Evans thus - A crime or a tort involving the actual (or negligent) use of unlawful physical force on a person without his consent. It includes even the slightest force; no actual harm needs result. Consent, self-defence, lawful and reasonable chastisement may be defences. See: R. v. Day (1845) 9 J.P.P. 212; Kenlin v. Gardiner (1967) 2 Q.B. 510; Fagan v. Metropolitan...