what is battery charge

Battery charge refers to a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact with another person, distinct from assault, which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact). Battery is defined as intentionally causing harm to, or offensively touching, another person without their consent or intentional involvement in the action. The slightest touching can be considered battery, and there is no requirement that the person caused any personal injury or bodily harm to the alleged victim. Battery charges are essentially when threats are carried out, and a physical attack occurs. In practice, if charged with such an offense, the wording will read "assault by beating," but this means the same as "battery").