assault and battery

English Thesaurus

1. an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact (noun.act)

hypernym	:	assault,
definition	:	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped (noun.act)

hyponym	:	resisting arrest,
definition	:	physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest (noun.act)