as·sault
as·sault/əˈsôlt/
verb
make a physical attack on.
"he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer"
synonyms: hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows at, slap, smack, beat, thrash, spank, thump, thwack, punch, cuff, swat, knock, rap, pummel, pound, batter, pelt, welt, cane, lash, whip, club, cudgel, box someone's ears, clout, wallop, belt, whack, bash, clobber, bop, biff, sock, deck, slug, plug, knock around, lay into, do over, rough up, quilt, smite, sexually assault, abuse, molest, rape, interfere with
noun
- a physical attack."his imprisonment for an assault on the film director"synonyms: violence, physical violence, battery, mugging, grievous bodily harm, actual bodily harm, GBH, ABH
- a concerted attempt to do something demanding."a winter assault on Mt. Everest"
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1. a : a violent physical or verbal attack b : a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces an assault on the enemy's air base.
Assault is a criminal act in which a person intentionally causes fear of physical harm or offensive contact to another person.
Assault is generally defined as an intentional act that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact.
Assault can be loosely defined as a violent crime in which an individual or a group inflicts physical contact that causes bodily harm and/or injury to another ...
a determined or serious attempt to do something difficult: Women's groups have demanded a nationwide assault on sexism in the workplace.
noun · a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition. · Law. an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to ...
Absent a statutory definition of assault, the courts have looked to the common law and have concluded that an "assault" is: An attempt with force or ...
A person commits an offense if the person: (1) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, including the person's spouse.
An intentional or reckless act that causes someone to be put in fear of immediate physical harm. Actual physical contact is not necessary to constitute an ...
1. Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing any physical injury to another person; or · 2. Intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension ...