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Learn about the offence of assault simpliciter, the lowest form of basic assault, as defined by section 266 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Find out the legal consequences, defences, and related cases and links.
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Assault. 265 (1) A person commits an assault when. (a) without the consent of another person, he applies force intentionally to that other person, directly or indirectly; (b) he attempts or threatens, by an act or a gesture, to apply force to another person, if he has, or causes that other person to believe on reasonable grounds that he has ...
Section 265 (1) defines assault as the intentional application of force without consent, attempting or threatening to apply force, or accosting or impeding another person while openly carrying a weapon or an imitation thereof.
Overview. Offences relating to assault are found in Part VIII of the Criminal Code concerning "Offences Against the Person and Reputation". The offence of common assault is set out in s. 265. It is the most basic of offences of violence. Section 265 sets out three ways for the offence to occur.
The Criminal Code includes a wide range of crimes, such as murder, assault, theft and fraud. defines the conduct that constitutes criminal offences; includes rules that set out how people can be guilty of crimes if they help or encourage others to commit crimes, and rules for how corporations and other organizations can be found guilty of crimes;
The Criminal Code defines bodily harm as "any hurt or injury to a person that interferes with the health or comfort of the person and that is more than merely transient or trifling in nature." Aggravated assault is the most serious type of assault and is an indictable offence in Canada.
214 - PART VIII - Offences Against the Person and Reputation. 214 - Interpretation. 215 - Duties Tending to Preservation of Life. 219 - Criminal Negligence. 222 - Homicide. 229 - Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide. 240.1 - Trafficking in Human Organs. 241 - Suicide. 241.1 - Medical Assistance in Dying.