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assault
has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law,sexuality,military,zoology,horse racing
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[ verb ] attack someone physically or emotionally
Examples "The mugger assaulted the woman" "Nightmares assailed him regularly" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)When the Korean_war began , on June 25 , 1950 , the anniversary of the day Custer had gone_down fighting at the Little_Big_Horn and the day the regiment had assaulted the beachhead of Leyte during World_War_2 , , the 7_th_Cavalry was not in the best fighting condition . (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)Brannon , you 've assaulted a law_officer and '' - |
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[ noun ] (military) close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)In this manner , he seeks to expunge from his own soul the guilt_pangs caused by his personal assaults against the_English at Dunkirk . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
Synonyms Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)O_'_Banion 's first conflict with the police came in 1909 , at seventeen , when he was committed to Bridewell_Prison for three months for burglary ; two years later he served another three months for assault . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology,horse racing) thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
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[ noun ] turning your attention to a problem or a job etc.
Synonyms Examples "his attack on the problem was misguided" "he did not make a direct assault on her affections" |
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law,sexuality) the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
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