assaults (Meaning)
assaults
a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces, the crime of assault accompanied by battery, a violent or sudden attack, a criminal assault accompanied by aggravating factors, to subject to a sexual assault, to make an assault on, a criminal assault that is committed with an intent to cause or that causes serious bodily injury especially through the use of a dangerous weapon, intentional offensive sexual contact that does not amount to sexual intercourse or involve penetration and that is committed without consent of the victim and without the intent to commit rape, a concerted effort (as to reach a goal or defeat an adversary), an unlawful attempt or threat to do harm to another, a threat or attempt to inflict offensive physical contact or bodily harm on a person (as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner) that puts the person in immediate danger of or in apprehension (see apprehension sense 1) of such harm or contact compare battery sense 1b, sexual assault in this entry, the crime or tort of threatening or attempting to inflict immediate offensive physical contact or bodily harm that one has the present ability to inflict and that puts the victim in fear of such harm or contact compare battery, rape entry 1 sense 1, sexual contact usually that is forced upon a person without consent or inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving consent (as because of age or physical or mental incapacity) or who places the assailant (as a doctor) in a position of trust see also rape, a criminal assault that is not accompanied by any aggravating factors (as infliction of serious injury or use of a dangerous weapon) compare aggravated assault in this entry, a criminal assault committed with the intent to commit another specified crime, rape sense 1, a criminal assault that is classified as a felony and involves the infliction of serious bodily injury by the use of a dangerous weapon, a criminal assault accompanied by the intent to commit or the commission of a felony (as rape) compare simple assault in this entry, to make an assault, a violent physical or verbal attack, an assault considered as a crime rather than as a tort compare civil assault in this entry, an assault considered as a tort rather than as a crime compare criminal assault in this entry
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assaults Sentence Examples
- The hurricane's relentless winds assaulted the coastal towns, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
- The soldiers faced repeated assaults from the enemy, but their resolve remained unshaken.
- The unruly protesters assaulted the police officers with rocks and bottles.
- The bully's verbal assaults left the victim feeling humiliated and powerless.
- The thunderstorm's hail assaulted the car, denting the roof and shattering the windows.
- The hackers launched a relentless cyber assault on the company's servers, stealing sensitive data.
- The fire assaulted the building with fury, consuming everything in its path.
- The disease assaulted his body, leaving him frail and weakened.
- The attorney's cross-examination relentlessly assaulted the witness's credibility.
- The verbal assaults of the online trolls created a toxic atmosphere and deterred meaningful dialogue.
FAQs About the word assaults
a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces, the crime of assault accompanied by battery, a violent or sudden attack, a criminal assault
rapes,violations, sexual assaults, date rapes,ravishments, acquaintance rapes, indecent assaults, statutory rapes, molestations,gang rapes
shields,defenses, guards, securities, shelters, defensives, protections, resistances,oppositions,
The hurricane's relentless winds assaulted the coastal towns, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
The soldiers faced repeated assaults from the enemy, but their resolve remained unshaken.
The unruly protesters assaulted the police officers with rocks and bottles.
The bully's verbal assaults left the victim feeling humiliated and powerless.
