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assault
[ uh-sawlt ]
noun
- a sudden, violent attack; onslaught:
an assault on tradition.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Law. an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another, with or without battery, as by holding a stone or club in a threatening manner.
- Military. the stage of close combat in an attack.
verb (used with object)
- to make an assault upon; attack; assail.
assault
/ əˈɔː /
noun
- a violent attack, either physical or verbal
- law an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence Compare battery assault and battery
- the culmination of a military attack, in which fighting takes place at close quarters
- ( as modifier )
assault troops
- rape or attempted rape
verb
- to make an assault upon
- to rape or attempt to rape
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Derived Forms
- ˈܱپ, adjective
- ˈܱٱ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ·ܱa· adjective
- ·ܱİ noun
- dzܲt··ܱ verb (used with object) noun
- ԴDza·ܱ noun
- un·ܱa· adjective
- ܲa·ܱĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of assault1
C13: from Old French asaut, from Vulgar Latin assaltus (unattested), from ī (unattested) to leap upon; see assail
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Synonym Study
See attack.
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A wave of Section 117 challenges could further isolate institutions already under assault.
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Since March there has been a series of assaults, shootings and firebombing incidents in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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He was charged with assaulting officers "using a dangerous weapon" and other violent crimes.
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It was one of the deadliest Russian assaults on the Ukrainian capital in months.
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He has previously been convicted of and served time for assault with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence, felony vandalism and a hit-and-run, according to court records.
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