Battery

The unlawful beating of another; any unlawful, wilful or unduly careless touching of the person of another, either by the aggressor himself, or by anything put in motion by him. Bannc, banck, L. fr. Bench; the bench; the court so called. v. Bancke; Bancus; Bank. Bawd. A person who procures opportunities for illicit sexual commerce; a procurer or procuress.

Bawdy-house.

A house kept for the purposes of prostitution; a house of ill-fame.