battery 復習
フロリダで16歳の男の子が、お世話をしていた68歳のおばあさんをパーティ中にプールに突き落とし、逮捕されました。
Teen accused of tossing woman into pool serving house arrest
A Florida teenager accused of tossing a 68-year-old woman into a pool during a party at an apartment complex is on house arrest.
The Miami Herald ( http://hrld.us/2pADrmt ) reports a judge on Tuesday ordered the 16-year-old to serve 21 days of house arrest. But he's allowed to go to school, church and to travel with his basketball team.
The teen is charged as a juvenile with battery on a person over the age of 65. He's shown on a video throwing Nancy James into the pool as she tried to break up a party near Fort Lauderdale that more than 200 teens showed up for on Saturday.
The teen turned himself into authorities on Monday. He faces another hearing in June.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teen-accused-tossing-woman-pool-serving-house-arrest-47342288
取り上げる単語は"battery"です。「電池、バッテリー」などの意味が一般的ですが、ここでは別の意味で使われています。
『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で調べてみると、「暴行（罪）」とあり、"assault and battery"で「脅迫暴行」となります。LDOCEでは、"the crime of hitting someone"と定義されています。
少年は暴行罪の容疑で逮捕されましたが、学校や教会に通うことや、旅行の許可は出されているとのことです。(Akim)
