California Codes Annotated
PENAL CODE (§§ 1 — 34370)
Part 1 Of Crimes and Punishments (Titles 1 — 17)
Title 8 Of Crimes Against the Person (Chs. 1 — 11)
Chapter 9 Assault and Battery (§§ 240 — 248)
§ 242. Battery defined
A battery is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.
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