assault vs battery

battery vs assault

assault and battery both are nouns.

assault is a verb but battery is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assault	Yes	No	Yes	No
battery	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, battery is a hyponym of assault; that is, battery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assault:

assault: a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
battery: an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact

Other hyponyms of assault include aggravated assault, assault and battery, mugging.

assault (noun)	battery (noun)
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack	an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped	the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will	a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
	a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
	a collection of related things intended for use together
	group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
	a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

assault (verb)	battery (verb)
attack in speech or writing
attack someone physically or emotionally
force (someone) to have sex against their will

Difference between assault and battery

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