What is the definition of assault?
The actual intentional infliction of unlawful force on another person
An act which intentionally causes another person to apprehend the infliction of immediate, unlawful, force on his person
The intentional, total bodily restraint of another person
Is it possible to have an assault without a battery?
Yes
No
Traditionally, what was the view of assault as highlighted in Read v Coker?
Words alone can constitute an assault
There must be an aggressive movement on the part of the defendant
There must be some movement on the part of the defendant
Does the threat need to be imminent to constitute assault?
Will pointing an unloaded gun at someone constitute an assault?
In I de S et Ux v W de S (1348 was the defendant liable for assault?
Can the words used by the defendant negate what may otherwise constitute an assault?
Can silence constitute assault?
