Abstract: This article examines the terminology referring to battery in criminal law and in forensic medicine. A theory is being built according to which the two sciences handle the same terms in the mentioned application field, but naming concepts that differ in their volume, content and varying signs. Terms related to the three main types of battery are examined: light, medium and severe. The empirical material is extracted from normative acts, judicial practice and theoretical sources.
Key words: terminology, battery, forensic medicine, criminal low.
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