The Neolithic Transition. With the development of agriculture, humans began to radically transform. the environments in which they lived. A growing portion of humans became. sedentary cultivators who cleared the lands around their settlements and. controlled the plants that grew and the animals that grazed on them.
At common law, battery is the tort of intentionally (or, in Australia, negligently) and voluntarily bringing about an unconsented harmful or offensive contact with a person or to something closely associated with them (e.g. a hat, a purse). Unlike assault, battery involves an actual contact.
battery. Etymology: Fr, batterie. 1 a device of two or more electrolytic cells connected to form a single source providing direct current or voltage. 2 a series or a combination of tests to determine the cause of a particular illness or the degree of proficiency in a particular skill or discipline. 3 the unlawful use of force on a person. See assault.