Battere
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I. To beat or strike; properly, to beat with a club or stick.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from Sax. batte, a club.] In old European law. To beat or strike, (verberare, percutere); properly to beat with a club or stick, (fustigare). Linum battere; to beat flax. Capitul. 1, c. 81. Spelman. Si servum aut ancillam battiderit; if he beat a slave or maid servant. LL. Longob. lib. 1, tit. 8, l. 30. Battutum; beaten. L. Alam. c. 93, § 2. Spelman.