Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards
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Legal definition of assault
Legal definition of assault
Causing apprehension of immediate unlawful personal violence
Assault vs battery difference
Assault vs battery difference
Assault is threat; battery is actual force
Statute for assault offence
Statute for assault offence
Section 39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
Max sentence for assault
Max sentence for assault
Six months imprisonment
Meaning of 'apprehend' in assault
Meaning of 'apprehend' in assault
Aware violence coming; need not be afraid
R v Lamb (1967) principle
R v Lamb (1967) principle
No assault if victim doesn't apprehend violence
Meaning of 'immediate' in assault
Meaning of 'immediate' in assault
Victim doesn't know what defendant will do next
Forms assault can take
Forms assault can take
Actions, words, or silence
Mens rea for assault
Mens rea for assault
Intention or recklessness
What 'unlawful' means in assault
What 'unlawful' means in assault
Absence of legal justification/valid defence