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14 V.I.C. § 291 Assault defined
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(1) Whoever—(1) attempts to commit a battery; or(2) makes a threatening gesture showing in itself an immediate intention coupled with an ability to commit a battery—commits an assault. (1) attempts to commit a battery; or (2) makes a threatening gesture showing in itself an immed…
14 V.I.C. § 292 Assault and battery defined
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Whoever uses any unlawful violence upon the person of another with intent to injure him, whatever be the means or the degree of violence used, commits an assault and battery.
14 V.I.C. § 293 Lawful violence, what constitutes
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(a) Violence used to the person does not amount to an assault or an assault and battery—(1) in the exercise of the right of moderate restraint or correction given by the law to the parents over the child, the guardian over the ward, the master over his apprentice or minor servant…
14 V.I.C. § 294 Provocation, effect of
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No verbal provocation justifies an assault and battery, but insulting and abusive words may be given in evidence in mitigation of the punishment affixed to the offense.
