§ 14-28 Malicious castration
§ 14-28.1 Female genital mutilation of a child
§ 14-29 Castration or other maiming without malice aforethought
§ 14-30 Malicious maiming
§ 14-30.1 Malicious throwing of corrosive acid or alkali
§ 14-31 Maliciously assaulting in a secret manner
§ 14-32 Felonious assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflicting serious injury; punishments
§ 14-32.1 Assaults on individuals with a disability; punishments
§ 14-32.2 Patient abuse and neglect; punishments; definitions
§ 14-32.3 Domestic abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled or elder adults
§ 14-32.4 Assault inflicting serious bodily injury; strangulation; penalties
§ 14-32.5 Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
§ 14-33 Misdemeanor assaults, batteries, and affrays, simple and aggravated; punishments
§ 14-33.1 Evidence of former threats upon plea of self-defense
§ 14-33.2 Habitual misdemeanor assault
§ 14-34 Assaulting by pointing gun
§ 14-34.1 Discharging certain barreled weapons or a firearm into occupied property
§ 14-34.1A Discharging certain barreled weapons or a firearm at or into certain unoccupied emergency vehicles
§ 14-34.2 Assault with a firearm or other deadly weapon upon governmental officers or employees, company police officers, or campus police officers
§ 14-34.3 Manufacture, sale, purchase, or possession of teflon-coated types of bullets prohibited
§ 14-34.4 Adulterated or misbranded food, drugs, or cosmetics; intent to cause serious injury or death; intent to extort
§ 14-34.5 Assault with a firearm on a law enforcement, probation, or parole officer, or on a member of the North Carolina National Guard, or on a person employed at a State or local detention facility
§ 14-34.6 Assault or affray on a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, medical responder, and hospital personnel
§ 14-34.7 Certain assaults on a law enforcement, probation, or parole officer, or on a member of the North Carolina National Guard, or on a person employed at a State or local detention facility; penalty
§ 14-34.8 Criminal use of laser device
§ 14-34.9 Discharging a firearm from within an enclosure
§ 14-34.10 Discharge firearm within enclosure to incite fear
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 8 - Assaults

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality; "Secretary" means the Secretary of Environmental Quality. See North Carolina General Statutes 113-1
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3