assault
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
The army made an assault on the enemy.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
She launched a written assault on the opposition party.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)(crime law) 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.
- 4.
(countable, singular, singular only, uncountable)(singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)(tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
- 6.
(countable, singular, singular only, uncountable)(singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
- 7.
(countable, uncountable)(fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)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.
- 2.
(transitive)To threaten or harass.
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ine-pro From Middle English assaut, from Old French - noun assaut, derived from the past participle of the verb assalir, from assalīre, from Latin ad (at, towards) + salīre (jump). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.