Clergyman's sore throat, an affection commonly arising from too prolonged or powerful exercise of the voice by persons in whom the mucous membrane of the throat is in a relaxed condition; Cut one's own, or another's, throat, to pursue some course ruinous to one's own or to another's interests; Give one the lie in his throat, to accuse one to his face of a lie.
If the defendant commits an aggravated domestic assault with a deadly weapon and causes serious bodily injury to the victim, the crime is a first degree felony. Any other aggravated domestic assault is a second degree felony.
Ask the Arlington-Fairfax Lawyer: What is Domestic Assault in Virginia? What are the Penalties? How is this Different from Simple Assault & Battery? In many ways, Domestic Assault is really an Assault & Battery case where the victim is a family or household member. However, the cases are treated very differently â both substantively and procedurally.