Battery is the application of unlawful force upon another and falls under section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 carrying a maximum sentence of 12 months.

Is it legal to hit someone if they spit on you. Its a crime in Indonesia. If you are fitting with a sining spouse or neighbor in a house then no. Yes coughing on someone to expose them to illness is assault.

However in practice if the spit did not hit you and you likely would not see this person again while you can report the incident to the police it may turn out that the police is not going to do anything more than take a report. Second you can only punch someone if theyve already taken a swing at you or if you believe youre about to be hit. It is legal to report a crime.

If someone spits on you regardless of assault laws in your state you should definitely punch. Use of a punch by you was not justified. However if youve already been hit and the person who hit you indicates by words or actions that he is not going to hit you again self defense generally does not allow you to hit that person back.

In a public setting. However the situation might not be so cut-and-dry. Almost always it is illegal.

The first thing you did putting your hand on the girls face and pushing her away was probably an appropriate and legal reaction to prevent her from committing a second assault and battery on you - thats right when she spit in your face that was an assault and batery called battery by bodily fluid. Rambo ET The Hulk Star Trek. Spitting is unwanted physical contact as far as I know.

In Canada assault is defined as the act of inflicting physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person. Section 265 and 266 of the Canadian Criminal Code define spitting on someone as anAssault. In theory spitting on someone can be a criminal law offense.