[quote]"Your definition proved my assertion of the stbx physically attacking her by throwing food on her."
My definitions proved that it's NOT assault. There was NO bodily injuring involved. Do you read what you WANT it to say or what it ACTUALLY says?
I suppose that the next thing I hear from you will be that spitting on someone is ASSAULT. [/quote]
Physically attacking someone with saliva IS an assault.
Do you think physical attacks have to involve hands hitting the body?
Seriously, talk to your local police station.
They will tell you that not only is physically attacking someone with a plate of food is assault, so is spitting on them.
You really do have blinders on when it comes to assault.
Edited to add:
The last time my ex assaulted me, all he did was try to force me up the stairs. He grabbed my hand and held it at a funny angle. It hurt while he was doing it. But it wasn't sore afterwards. There was no bruise, nothing.
The cops called it a simple assault. And it was enough to get a restraining order. And given what he has done in the past (which was worse than the last one), I would have gotten a permanent restraining order.
There doesn't have to be injury to the body for it to be an assault.