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  • 11assault — 1. noun /əˈsɔːlt/ a) A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town. b) A violent onset or attack with… …

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  • 12assault — as•sault [[t]əˈsɔlt[/t]] n. 1) a sudden violent attack; onslaught 2) law an unlawful physical attack upon another, esp. an attempt or threat to do bodily harm 3) law rape I, 1), rape I, 2) 4) law indecent assault 5) to make an assault upon;… …

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  • 13assault — /əˈsɒlt / (say uh solt), / ˈsɔlt/ (say sawlt) noun 1. the act of assailing; an attack; onslaught. 2. Military the stage of close combat in an attack. 3. Law an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another,… …

  • 14assault — noun 1》 a violent attack.     ↘Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person, whether or not actual harm is done. 2》 a concerted attempt to do something demanding. verb make an assault on. Derivatives assaulter noun assaultive adjective… …

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  • 15Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film) — Assault on Precinct 13 Theatrical release poster Directed by Jean Francois Richet Produced by …

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  • 16Assault on the Senses (novel) — Assault on the Senses is a novel written by Michael P. Ferrari. The book is a dark college comedy that follows Kalvin Gray (known to his friends as Kal ), a self deprecating college student going semi crazy trying to make sense of his hard… …

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  • 17make a dead set at — make a calculated attack on, make a planned assault on …

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  • 18Assault — This article is about the criminal act. For tortious aspects of assault, see Assault (tort). For other uses, see Assault (disambiguation) …

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  • 19Assault weapon — The term Assault weapon is derived from the term assault rifle, itself a translation of the German word Sturmgewehr , literally storm rifle . In its technical sense, the term Assault weapon refers to a military weapon used to aid in military… …

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  • 20assault — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 crime of attacking sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, ferocious, savage, vicious, violent ▪ armed ▪ criminal …

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