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CRIMINAL LAW
ASSAULT
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An assault is defined as the
apprahension
of immediete unlawful force with
intention
or
recklessness
as to make the victim fear
unlawful violence.
The act of assault can be physical (
Nelson
), Words (
Wilson
), Written words (
Constanza
) or A phone call (
Ireland
)
The
apprahension
of
force
should be that the
victim
feared the use of serious
violence
against them, as seen in R v Light.