Eli5 What does “aggravated” mean when added to a criminal charge?

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What is the difference between assault and aggravated assault? Identity theft and aggravated identity theft?

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Just came here to point out the difference between assault and battery because it seems to be a bit of a mixup. Assault is threatening to harm someone. Battery is actually physically harming them. Source: I’m a nurse and it’s part of our training to know which charges can be brought against us for threatening or otherwise abusing patients