Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 6 votes)Rate this definition: 1  accent, speech pattern(noun) distinctive manner of oral expression. he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent; she had a very clear speech pattern. 2  emphasis, accent(noun) special importance or significance.
Definition of Battery. The crime of Simple Battery or Misdemeanor Battery is defined under Section 784.03, Florida Statutes. In Florida, the term battery means: Any actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against that personâs will (non-consensual), or. The intentional causing of bodily harm to another person.
The crime of âdomestic batteryâ is one of the more common California domestic violence crimes. Under California's domestic battery law, Penal Code 243(e)(1) PC,1 the legal definition of domestic battery is any willful and unlawful touching that is harmful or offensiveâand is committed against. the defendant's spouse or former spouse,