assault

  • 11assault — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 crime of attacking sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, ferocious, savage, vicious, violent ▪ armed ▪ criminal …

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  • 12assault — as|sault1 W3 [əˈso:lt US əˈso:lt] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: assaut, from Latin assaltus, past participle of assalire; ASSAIL] 1.) [U and C] the crime of physically attacking someone ▪ a case of robbery and assault for assault ▪ He …

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  • 13assault — {<charset c=U><HR> } 01. She was sexually [assaulted] while walking home through the park alone at night. 02. He was arrested and charged with [assault] after getting into a fight at a bar. 03. The police attacked the building where… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14assault — Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an apparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm …

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  • 15assault — Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an apparent present ability so to do, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm …

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  • 16assault — n. 1) (often mil.) to carry out, make; lead an assault on (the troops carried out an assault on the enemy position) 2) (legal) to commit assault 3) (usu. legal) aggravated; bodily; criminal; indecent assault 4) an all out; armed; military assault …

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  • 17assault — I UK [əˈsɔːlt] / US [əˈsɔlt] noun Word forms assault : singular assault plural assaults ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone an assault on a young student He was charged with… …

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  • 18assault — as|sault1 [ ə sɔlt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone: an assault on a young student He was charged with assault. guilty of sexual assault 2. ) count an attack by the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19assault — [[t]əsɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ assaults, assaulting, assaulted 1) N COUNT: oft N on/upon/against n An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy. The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons... Most US… …

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  • 20Assault — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Assault – Anschlag bei Nacht (auch: Das Ende) Originaltitel Assault on Precinct 13 …

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