assault
noun
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a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her willviolation
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close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
verb
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to attack in speech or writing“The newspaper assaulted the company on their pollution record.”snipe
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to attack someone physically or emotionally“The mugger assaulted me and ran away.”attack
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to force someone to have sex against their will“I was assaulted by my former partner.”outrage