Battery is a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact, distinct from assault which is the act of creating apprehension of such contact. In the United States, criminal battery, or simply battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful, offensive or sexual contact.
Cities in New Hampshire that begin with the letter L. Laconia, NH Lancaster, NH Landaff, NH Lebanon, NH Lempster, NH Lincoln, NH Lisbon, NH Litchfield, NH Littleton, NH Lochmere, NH Londonderry, NH Loudon, NH Lyme, NH Lyme Center, NH Lyndeborough, NH.
Cities are indicated in boldface. Cities and towns are treated identically under state law. Cities are just towns that dropped the town meeting form of government in favor of a city form by special act of the New Hampshire General Court. However, since 1979, changing the form of governance no longer confers city status.