assaults

noun

Meaning

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like
An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
The crime whose action is such an attempt.
An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
The tort whose action is such an act.
To attack, physically or figuratively.
To threaten or harass.

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