⇒ If a defendant is charged with one of these assaults, but the jury acquits him or her of that offence, the jury can nevertheless convict the defendant of a lesser assault.
⇒ So, if the defendant is charged with a section 18 offence (see this offence here) the jury can still convict him or her of an offence under section 20 (see here) or section 47 (see here).
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