Sekirov Dictionary

assault

UK /əˈsɒlt/US /əˈsɔlt/

noun 7
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 1

noun7

•
an act of using force to hurt someone, by hitting them or using a weapon
- The army made an assault on the enemy.
•
A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
- She launched a written assault on the opposition party.
An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
The crime whose action is such an attempt.
An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
The tort whose action is such an act.
A non-competitive combat between two fencers.

verb2

•
To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
- Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.
- Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
To threaten or harass.

forms

assaulted · assaulting · assaulteth · assaults · assaultest

Phrases with assault

assault and battery
The combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.

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