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Is assault a crime

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Anonymous

7y ago
Updated: 9/22/2021

There are many different kinds of assault. Spitting on someone is a kind of assault. Assault certainly can be a heinous crime if it is a severe kind of assault. If it is a minor assault, then the crime is not heinous.

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