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urn: urn:us-la:rs:14:36
citation: "R.S. 14:36"
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breadcrumb: "Title 14 › Chapter 1 › Part II › Subpart B"
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# Assault defined

Assault is an attempt to commit a battery, or the intentional placing of another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery.