Assault
Word | ASSAULT |
Character | 7 |
Hyphenation | as sault |
Pronunciations | /əˈsɔːlt/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Assault"
What do we mean by assault?
A violent physical attack, as with blows. noun
A strong or cutting verbal attack. noun
A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place. noun
The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy. noun
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another. noun
The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another. noun
Sexual assault. noun
The crime of rape. noun
A rigorous or energetic effort to accomplish something difficult. noun
To make a violent assault upon; attack. synonym: attack. intransitive verb
To rape. intransitive verb
To attack verbally; criticize or denounce. intransitive verb
To harass or beset. intransitive verb
To make an assault. intransitive verb
To attack by physical means; fall upon with violence or with a hostile intention: as, to assault a man, a house, a town.
Specifically In law, to attempt or offer to do violence to another, with present ability to accomplish it. See assault, n., 2.
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like
An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
The crime whose action is such an attempt.
An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
The tort whose action is such an act.
A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
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