noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
A formal Sino-Japanese noun and する-verb for physically striking someone, often in news or legal contexts. More formal and report-like than the everyday verb 殴る.
容疑者は通行人を殴打した疑いで逮捕された。
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of hitting a passerby.
彼は殴打を受けて病院に運ばれた。
He was taken to the hospital after being beaten.