In context that was battery, and had something happened to Rudolph, he'd probably end up facing a criminal charge.
He's done for the year, maybe even next year. The League will be harsh with their punishment.
Some of the other players are going to have lengthy and expensive punishment as well.
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Battery
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Overview
Battery exists in both the tort law context and the criminal law context. In tort law, assault is considered an intentional tort.
Definition
1. In criminal law, this is a physical act that results in harmful or offensive contact with another person without that person's consent.
2. In tort law, the intentional causation of harmful or offensive contact with another's person without that person's consent.
Assault and Battery
In an act of physical violence by one person against another, "assault" is usually paired with battery. In an act of physical violence, assault refers to the act which causes the victim to apprehend imminent physical harm, while battery refers to the actual act causing the physical harm.
Criminal Law
Criminal law statutes will sometimes merge the two terms of "assault" and "battery" into the one crime of "assault."
Aggravated Battery
Aggravated battery is battery which involves an aggravating circumstance. Liability and sentencing for aggravated battery is typically harsher than that for regular battery.
Prima Facie Case
The prima facie case for battery contains 4 components:
- The defendant acts
- The defendant intends to cause contact with the victim
- The defendant's contact with the victim is harmful or offensive
- The defendant's contact causes the victim to suffer a contact that is harmful or offensive
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