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Battery (crime) and Felony

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Battery (crime) and Felony

Battery (crime) vs. Felony

Battery is a criminal offense involving the unlawful physical acting upon a threat, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.

Similarities between Battery (crime) and Felony

Battery (crime) and Felony have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Assault, Common law, Crime, Intention (criminal law), Misdemeanor, Model Penal Code, Summary offence.

Assault

An assault is the act of inflicting physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Crime

In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority.

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Intention (criminal law)

In criminal law, intent is one of three general classes of mens rea necessary to constitute a conventional, as opposed to strict liability, crime.

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Misdemeanor

A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour in British English) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems.

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Model Penal Code

The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a text designed to stimulate and assist U.S. state legislatures to update and standardize the penal law of the United States of America.

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Summary offence

A summary offence is a crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment (required for an indictable offence).

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Battery (crime) and Felony Comparison

Battery (crime) has 31 relations, while Felony has 121. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 4.61% = 7 / (31 + 121).

References

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