Word: battery
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bat
ter
y
Definition: The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
Morphemes:
Affix: battery
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: battuō
Language: la
Decoded: battuo
Meaning: beat