Beat

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Meaning of Beat

Any unlawful imposition of the hand or arm. A subdivision of a county ; precinct .

Beat Alternative Definition

See “Assault..”

Synonyms of Beat

(Defeat), verb

  • be superior
  • be supreme
  • be victorious over
  • bring to terms
  • checkmate
  • claim a victory
  • conquer
  • crush
  • dash
  • discomfit
  • excel
  • get the best of
  • get the better of
  • have the advantage
  • hold the advantage
  • lay waste
  • obtain a victory
  • outclass
  • outdo
  • outflank
  • outmaneuver
  • outplay
  • outpoint
  • outrange
  • outrival
  • overbear
  • overbid
  • overcome
  • overmaster
  • overmatch
  • overpower
  • override
  • overtake
  • overthrow
  • overtrump
  • overwhelm
  • predominate
  • preponderate
  • prevail over
  • put to rout
  • quell
  • ravage
  • reduce
  • repulse
  • rout
  • seize the advantage
  • subdue
  • subjugate
  • suceed in winning
  • superare
  • suppress
  • surmount
  • surpass
  • take precedence
  • thwart
  • trample upon
  • transcend
  • triumph over
  • undo
  • upset
  • vanquish
  • vincere
  • win the battle

(Pulsate), verb

  • alternate
  • come and go
  • convulse
  • ebb and flow
  • falter
  • flicker
  • flitter
  • fluctuate
  • flutter
  • move up and down
  • oscillate
  • palpitate
  • pass and repass
  • pendulate
  • pound
  • pulse
  • quake
  • quaver
  • quiver
  • reciprocate
  • seesaw
  • shake
  • shiver
  • shuffle
  • strike
  • sway
  • swing
  • teeter
  • throb
  • thump
  • toss
  • tremble
  • undulate
  • vacillate
  • vibrate
  • wave
  • waver
  • writhe

(Strike), verb

  • abuse
  • afflict
  • attack
  • baste
  • bastinado
  • batter
  • bruise
  • buffet
  • caedere
  • club
  • concuss
  • contund
  • contuse
  • cudgel
  • cuff
  • fenre
  • fight
  • flagellate
  • flail
  • flog
  • fustigate
  • give a blow
  • give a thrashing
  • hit
  • inflict
  • kick
  • knock down
  • lambaste
  • land a blow
  • lash
  • lunge at
  • maul
  • pelt
  • per cutere
  • pound
  • pulsare
  • pummel
  • punch
  • punish
  • rap
  • slam
  • slap
  • slug
  • smack
  • smite
  • swing
  • thrash
  • thresh
  • trounce
  • truncheon
  • verberare
  • whip
  • Associated Concepts: assault
  • assault and battery
  • battery

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What does Beat mean in American Law?

The definition of Beat in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

To beat is to hit another, either repeatedly or heavily or both. In pleadings alleging assault and battery, however, a phrase like “defendant thereupon did beat” might describe a single touching. Also, in games and sports, to be victorious over. Also, a slang term for the territory covered by a policeman. Also, in some parts of the U.S. South, a subdivision of a county something like a township, or even a voting precinct.

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