Definition
Battery (as in 'assault and battery') (Ro.: loviri şi alte violenţe, De.: Schläge und (andere) Gewalttätigkeiten, Fr.: coups et blessures, Gr.: σωματική βλάβη, Cz.: ublížení na zdraví) (See also: felony, misdemeanor, violence) = an unlawful act implying physical violence, by means of which one person is voluntarily causing reasonable harm to another person.
Aggravated ~ (Ro.: vătămare corporală gravă, De.: ~e Schwere Körperverletzung, Fr.: circonstance aggravante des coups et blessures, n.f., Gr.: βαριά σωματική βλάβη) = offensive contact done with a dangerous weapon upon one person, resulting in the loss of his/her limb, a serious bodily injury, or death
Family-violence ~ (Ro.: violenţă în familie, De.: ~e häusliche Gewalt/~e Gewalt in der Familie/ ~e innerfamiliäre Gewalt, Fr.: violence dans la famille. n.f., Gr.: ενδοοικογενειακή βία) = bodily harm caused by a person to a member of his/ her family
Sexual ~ (Ro.: agresiune sexuală, De.: ~r sexuelle Angriff, Fr.: agression sexuelle, n.f., Gr.: προσβολή της γενετήσιας αξιοπρέπειας) = an unlawful act by means of which a person is having non-consensual contact with his/ her victim’s intimate body parts
Useful links
Legislation
http://legeaz.net/noul-cod-penal/art-193 - Romanian Criminal Code, Art. 193 [Romanian]
http://www.russian-criminal-code.com/PartII/SectionVII/Chapter16.html - Russian Criminal Code, Article 116 [English]
http://law.onecle.com/florida/crimes/784.03.html - Florida Criminal Code [English]
http://www.justia.com/criminal/docs/calcrim/800/ - California Criminal Jury Instructions [English]
http://law.onecle.com/georgia/16/16-5-23.1.html - Georgia Criminal Code [English]
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__223.html – German Criminal Code [German]
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/24-25/100/contents - Offences Against the Person Act 1861 [English]
Jurisprudence
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1997/34.html - Burstow R v. Ireland, UK, 1997
Organisations and associations
http://www.hg.org/battery.html - HG.org
Online Publications
http://crime.about.com/od/Crime_101/f/What-Is-A-Battery.htm - Montaldo, Charles, What Is the Crime of Battery?, About.com Crime
http://www.legalinfo.com/content/criminal-law/crime-overview-assault-and-battery.html - Crime Overview Assault And Battery, Legal Info
http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federal/felony-assault-battery.htm - Baldwin, Lauren, Felony Assault & Battery Laws and Penalties, Criminal Defense Lawyer.com
http://nationalparalegal.edu/public_documents/courseware_asp_files/criminalLaw/otherAgainsPersons/AssaultandBattery.asp - Assault and Battery, National Paralegal College, National Juris University
http://www.sagepub.com/lippmanstudy/state/oh/Ch10_Ohio.pdf - Criminal sexual conduct, assault and battery, kidnapping, and false imprisonment
Publications
Clark, William Lawrence, 1909, Elementary Law, Harvard, American Law Book Company
Brewer, J. D., 1994, The Danger from Strangers: Confronting the Threat of Assault, Norwell, Mass.: Kluwer Academic
Simson, Gerhard, Geerds, Friedrich, 1969, Straftaten gegen die Person und Sittlichkeitsdelikte in rechtsvergleichender Sicht, München, C.H. Beck Publishing House
Järkel, Christian, 2010, Die wegen Sittenwidrigkeit rechtswidrige Körperverletzung. Ein Beitrag zur Auslegung und Reform des § 228 StGB, Hamburg, Verlag Dr. Kovac
Molnar, Ioan, 2012, Drept penal special, Bucharest, Pro Universitaria Publishing House
Păvăleanu, Vasile, 2014, Drept penal special, Bucharest, Universul Juridic Publishing House
Udroiu, Mihail, 2014, Drept penal. Partea specială. Noul Cod penal, Bucharest, C. H. Beck Publishing House
Bogdan, Sergiu, 2009, Drept penal - Partea specială, Universul Juridic Publishing House
By Ana Pintea