Meaning & use
battery
A device that stores and supplies electrical energy to power devices.
See it in a sentence
The remote control stopped working because its battery had run out.
He was charged with battery after the fight outside the bar.
A note on using this word
In law, battery specifically means unlawful physical contact with another person, unlike assault, which is only the threat of it.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The crime or tort of unlawfully making physical contact with or striking another person.
She sued her neighbor for battery after he shoved her during the argument.
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