What is the difference between aggravated assault and criminal assault?

Answer 1

Simple Assault - willfully causing bodily injury to another (includes pain) or negligently causing bodily injury by means of a weapon

Aggravated Assault - willfully causes serious bodily injury (broken bones, serious permanent disfigurement, substantial risk of death, unconciousness, loss of oxygen or blood flow to brain, loss of use or impairment to body part or organ)
or knowingly causes bodily injury or substantial bodily injury by use of a weapon
or causes bodily injury or substantial bodily injury while attempting to inflict serious bodily injury
or fires a firearm or hurls a destructive device at another

In most states, Simple Assault is a misdemeanor, and Aggravated Assault is a felony.

Answer 2

Aggravated assault is generally defined as a more serious, violent form of assault. Criminal assault refers to assault that is prosecuted under criminal, as opposed to civil, law. As such, there may or may not be overlap between an aggravated and criminal assault.

Answer 3

Aggravated assault is typically a more violent assault, usually committed with a deadly weapon. Felonious assault is an assault that is punished as a felony in any given jurisdiction. Aggravated assaults are typically punished as felonies, and therefore are usually considered felonious assaults as well.

Answer 4

You've got simple assault, basically ranging from just touching or threatening to hurt somebody, to aggravated assault, which is threatening to beat or kill somebody, usually with a weapon but not always. To be charged with aggravated assault the victim must truly believe that his life or health was in jeopardy at the hands of the perpetrator.

Answer 5

There is no such thing as "civil assault." I believe the questioner is mis-understanding and confusing the term "SIMPLE" Assault and misunderstanding it to mean "CIVIL" assault.

Answer 6

Assault is a criminal matter as it falls under the Penal (criminal) Code in all States I am aware of. There are usually two types of assault, simple and aggravated assault. The former is usually a misdemanor and the latter a felony.

Civil matters are matters of "tort" which go before civil courts and usually involved property and monetary disputes where the plaintiff seeks reparations for damages to property, emotional damage, or invasion of privacy (list is not exhaustive).

Criminal cases are usually considered to cause harm to society and the state, and are tried by the state on the behalf of the victim(s). Civil cases are between two private parties with a judge or other representative of the appropriate jurisdiciton acting as a mediator.

Answer 7

Aggravated assault typically involves the use of a deadly weapon or results in severe bodily harm, while criminal assault can encompass a broader range of physical attacks. Aggravated assault is considered a more serious offense and carries harsher penalties than simple assault.

Answer 8

It generally means that physical force (and/or battery) of some type was used to carry out the offense.