These sample phrases are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word “hit.” The opinions expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. Nglish: Translation of beat for Spanish speakers from Beat Entry 3 to Beat Generation, or by shortening Beatnik Middle English betynge, from rounding the prayer “beat entry 1” To beat another means to beat another, either repeatedly or hard or both. However, in pleadings alleging assault and assault, a phrase such as “The defendant then struck” could describe a single touch. Also in games and sports to be victorious. Also a colloquial term for the area covered by a police officer. Also in some parts of the southern United States, a subdivision of a county something like a township or even a district. 1) against the threat or attempt to strike another, whether successful or not, provided that the target is aware of the danger. The attacker must reasonably be able to carry out the attack. In some states, if the attack is carried out with a lethal weapon (such as snipers with a rifle), the intended victim does not need to be aware of the danger. Other state laws distinguish different degrees (first or second) of the attack, depending on whether it is actual assault, injury or simply a threat. A “serious attack” is an attack associated with the commission of another crime, such as.dem beat an employee in a robbery or a particularly vicious attack.
2) n. the act of committing an attack, as in “there was an attack on Third Avenue”. Bodily harm is both a criminal injustice for which one can be charged and brought to justice, and a civil injustice for which the target can bring an action for damages because of the attack, including psychological distress. Search the dictionary for legal abbreviations and acronyms of legal acronyms and/or abbreviations that contain Beat. The definition of beat in American law, as defined by lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary, is as follows: you might be interested in the historical meaning of this term. Search for Beat in Historical Law in the Encyclopedia of Law. In criminal law and tort law, this term includes any unlawful physical violence offered to others in connection with bodily injury and bodily injury. See BATTERY. In other contexts, it is understood in a narrower sense and only includes the addition of one or more moves. Regina vs Hale, 2 cars.
& K. 327; Com. v. McClellan, 101st Fair 35; State vs. Harrigan, 4 Penne will (Del.) 129, 55 Atl. 5. This definition of Beat is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This definition needs to be reread. Look for Beat in the American Encyclopedia of Law, the Asian Encyclopedia of Law, the European Encyclopedia of Law, the UK Encyclopedia of Law or the Latin American and Spanish Encyclopedia of Law.
