It is an example of a "crime against persons."
It may depend on the TYPE of assault being referred to. While Simple Assault is not, a Sexual Assault, or an Assault W/I to Kill (for example) certainly would be.
So-called "Simple Assault" would be a good example.
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Assault is a noun (an assault) and a verb (to assault).
An act of commission is any action by a person that perpetrates an offence. For example assault, robbery etc.
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Section 265 of the Criminal Code deals with assault. Under common law assault involved the apprehension of violence. This is not to be confused with battery which was actual physical contact with another individual. For example, when someone raises their hands in preparedness to strike, which you didn't consent to, and you believe they will, that would constitute assault. However under the Code assault has been broadened to include actual physical contact as well as the threat of contact, whether directly or indirectly. Note, a mistake in contact is not an assault. Assault is a hybrid crime under the Code meaning it can be a summary or a indictable offense.
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.
If a Doctor says to the patient , " If you don't lie still, we will have to hold you down." And if the patient believes this will cause him or her harm, it is considered a tort of assault in medical practice. Here, the intention of the Doctor is not to cause any harm to the patient but to treat him properly. But the way of talking to the patient sounds assault.
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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.