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- DictionaryAs·sault/əˈsôlt/
verb
- 1. make a physical attack on: "he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer"
noun
- 1. a physical attack: "his imprisonment for an assault on the film director"
- 2. a concerted attempt to do something demanding: "a winter assault on Mt. Everest"
a determined or serious attempt to do something difficult: Women's groups have demanded a nationwide assault on sexism in the workplace. She died heroically during an assault on the world's second-highest mountain. assault and battery [ U ] law specialized. a threat to injure someone followed by a violent attack on them :
An assault is the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. [1] . It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in criminal prosecution, civil liability, or both.
[countable] assault (on/upon something) the act of trying to achieve something that is difficult or dangerous. The government has mounted a new assault on unemployment. a two-year legal assault on alleged tax fraud; Three people died during an assault on the mountain (= while trying to climb it). Topics Difficulty and failure c1
1. a. A violent physical attack, as with blows. b. A strong or cutting verbal attack. 2. a. A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place. b. The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy. 3. Law. a. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another. b.
[countable] an act of criticizing someone or something severely synonym attack The suggested closures came under assault from all parties. assault on/upon/against somebody/something The paper's assault on the president was totally unjustified. See assault in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: assault.
verb. /əˈsɔːlt/ Verb Forms. 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. Many healthcare workers say they have been physically assaulted by patients.
assault - A crime or wrong involving a threat or attempt to cause immediate offensive physical contact or bodily injury. This act requires the person committing the assault to have the immediate capability to cause harm and places the victim in fear of impending harm or contact.
