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- Dictionaryassault/əˈsɔːlt/
verb
- 1. make a physical attack on: "he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer" Similar
noun
- 1. a physical attack: "his imprisonment for an assault on the film director" Similar
- 2. a concerted attempt to do something demanding: "a winter assault on Mt Everest"
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The meaning of ASSAULT is a violent physical or verbal attack. How to use assault in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assault.
to attack someone violently: A woman and a man have been convicted of assaulting a police officer. He had attempted to sexually assault the woman. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. (Definition of assault from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) assault | American Dictionary. verb [ T ]
Assault is a misdemeanor punishable by one year imprisonment; assault with "intent to have carnal knowledge of him or her" or who indecently assaults another, or who commits other more-serious variants of assault (as defined in the Act) are guilty of a felony, and longer prison terms are provided for.
Assault definition: a sudden, violent attack; onslaught. See examples of ASSAULT used in a sentence.
6 meanings: 1. a violent attack, either physical or verbal 2. law an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of assault noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An assault is an attack. Getting punched, yelled at, or bombed are all types of assault. To assault is to attack or bombard someone in some way. Fighter planes can make an aerial assault, while ground troops make a ground assault. Verbal assault consists of insults, swearing, or threats.
assault somebody to attack somebody violently, especially when this is a crime. He has been charged with assaulting a police officer. Four women have been sexually assaulted in the area recently. He admitted indecently assaulting the child.
Assault is a form of trespass to the person and a crime as well as a tort: an ordinary (or common) assault, as described above, is a summary offence punishable by a fine and/or up to six months' imprisonment.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ASSAULT. 1. a [noncount] law : the crime of trying or threatening to hurt someone physically. He was accused of assault. = He was charged with assault. = Assault charges were brought against him. She was wanted (by the police) for assault with a deadly weapon.
