1) Abuse 2) Assail 3) Attack 4) Attack in speech or writing 5) Attack mentioned by a sailor 6) Attack physically 7) Attack suddenly 8) Barrage 9) Battery go-with 10) Battery makes this worse 11) Battery mate 12) Battery partner 13) Battle 14) Beat 15) Big-money race horse of 1946 16) Blitzkrieg 17) Blitzkrieg bop
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1) Abuse 2) Assail 3) Attack 4) Beat 5) Desecrate 6) Insult 7) Kindofrifle 8) Molest 9) Mug 10) Mugging 11) Onrush 12) Onset 13) Raid 14) Ravish 15) Reassail 16) Setat 17) Sic 18) Storm
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A friendly combat between two fencers, where score may or may not be kept, and is generally not a part of any competition. Formerly, public exhibitions (spectator events) were often conducted as assaults, rather than as round-robin or direct-elimination events, especially with a few fencers. (See also Bout).
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Threat to inflict injury with an apparent ability to do so. Also, any intentional display of force that would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
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• (n.) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it i...
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(foaled 1943), American racehorse (Thoroughbred), winner of the Triple Crown—the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes—in ...
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Intentional act or threat of physical violence against a person. In English law it is both a crime and a
tort (a civil wrong). The kinds of criminal assault are common (ordinary); aggravated (more...
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An unlawful attack on someone by words or deeds. Physical contact is not essential.
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1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town. 'The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.' (Prescott) 'Unshaken bears the assault Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.' (Wordsworth) ... 2...
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(v) Assault is the intentional action by which a person cause or attempt to cause injury or threat to injure when he is capable of inflicting injury to another person. An assault need not result in injury to the other person.
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a broad category of misdemeanours including physical attacks (with or without weapons) short of killing them, but also frightening a person with intimidating gestures and threats. There was a category of assault with intent to *rape, which (unlike rape itself) was also a misdemeanour
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As·sault' noun [ Middle English
asaut ,
assaut , Old French
assaut ,
asalt , French
assaut , Late Latin
assaltus ; Latin
ad +
saltus a leaping, a springing,
salire to leap. See
Assail .]
1. A violent onset or attack wi...
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As·sault' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Assaulted ;
present participle & verbal noun Assaulting .] [ From
Assault ,
noun : confer Old French
assaulter , Late Latin
assaltare ...
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friendly combat between two fencers
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Whenever one person makes a willful attempt or threat to injure someone else, and also has an apparent, present ability to carry out the threat such as by flourishing or pointing a dangerous weapon or device at the other. An "assault" may be committed without actually striking or injuring another person. (same as forcible assault)
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A crime that occurs when one person tries to physically harm another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately threatened. Actual physical contact is not necessary; threatening gestures that would alarm any reasonable person can constitute an assault. Assault is often charged with battery, which requires intended physical contact...
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Threat to inflict injury with an apparent ability to do so. Also, any intentional display of force which would give victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm. Aggravated assault must include another act which is also criminal, e.g., an attempt to cause serious bodily injury or commit another crime or use of a deadly weapon. Compare batt...
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In British law, assault is an attempt or offer, with force and violence, to do a corporal hurt to another, as by striking at him with or without a weapon. If a person lift up or stretch forth his arm and offer to strike another, or menace any one with any staff or weapon, it is an assault in law. Assault, therefore, does not necessarily imply a hit...
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[
n] - thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 2. [n] - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack 3. [n] - a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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friendly combat between two fencers
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noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
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Intentional act or threat of physical violence against a person. In English law it is both a crime and a tort (a civil wrong). The kinds of criminal assault are common (ordinary); aggravated (more serious, such as causing actual bodily harm); or indecent (of a sexual nature)
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a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition. · 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. · the stage of close combat in an attack. · rape.
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attack someone physically or emotionally
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[Literary terms] attack someone physically or emotionally
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