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Battery in Special Situations<\/h1>\n\n
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States vary in how they define battery. Generally, a battery is an offensive or harmful touching of another person without their consent. Different types of battery may occur.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

In tort law, or the law that dictates consequences for harmful civil wrongs, the tort of battery concerns physical injuries. The following article highlights some of the most common types of battery in civil cases.<\/p>\n

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