The Term __________ Assault Has Been Adopted to Avoid the Bias

question 7

Short Answer

The term __________ assault has been adopted to avoid the bias inherent in terms such as woman battering and wife assault.

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Definitions:

Liability

Legal responsibility or obligation to another party, usually in terms of damages or debts.

Battery

A legal violation characterized by the illegal physical realization of a threat, separate from assault that encompasses the action of inducing fear of that contact.

Negligence

The omission to do something that a reasonable person, guided by those considerations that ordinarily regulate human affairs, would do, or doing something that a prudent and reasonable person would not do.

False Imprisonment

A legal claim involving the wrongful detention of an individual without their consent.