Explain the difference between assault, battery, and mayhem

What will be an ideal response?


• An assault is an attempted battery or an offer to do violence (battery).
• Battery is an unlawful touching of another person.
• Mayhem includes any act the violently deprives a person of the ability to defend her/himself by depriving the person of a member.
• The character of the member and the seriousness of the injury are key to distinguishing mayhem from battery.

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