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Meanings of assault in English

Portuguese
estupro
Catalan
violació
Spanish
violación

The act of forcing sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon another person against their will.

        estupro
        Portuguese
        atacar
        Spanish
        atacar
        Catalan
        atacar

        Attack in speech or writing.

            atacar
            Portuguese
            atacar
            Spanish
            violar

            Force (someone) to have sex against their will.

                atacar
                Russian
                физическое насилие
                Portuguese
                assalto
                Spanish
                asalto
                Catalan
                assalt

                Physical attack of another person.

                      физическое насилие
                      Synonyms
                      Examples for "crime of violence or threatened violence"
                      Examples for "crime of violence or threatened violence"
                      1
                      Peddling your papers in a reformatory somewhere, serving a term for criminal assault.
                      Rage
                      2
                      The nun who replaced Sr Clare subjected the child to routine criminal assault.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      A month later, a judge cleared Oestmann of criminal assault.
                      The Guardian
                      4
                      He felt as if he were committing a criminal assault.
                      The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
                      5
                      Brown publicly apologized, admitted to criminal assault in court.
                      Reuters
                      1
                      Two people in the North have today been charged with attempted murder.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      Last week, we saw murder and attempted murder levels rise in Gauteng.
                      The South African
                      3
                      Your stepson was indicted today for the attempted murder of his father-
                      Lone Wolf
                      4
                      But I'm never going to accept torture and mayhem and attempted murder.
                      The new yorker
                      5
                      The effort failed, and they were placed on trial for attempted murder.
                      In Darkest England, and the Way Out
                      Usage of assault in English
                      1
                      Research is mixed on whether the assault-rifle ban had a significant impact.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      EU countries have threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey over the assault.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      National pathways manager Kris Gagliardi said assault cases go up each December.
                      Radio NZ
                      4
                      British Transport Police said they are investigating the incident as common assault.
                      BBC
                      5
                      The assault began in the early morning and continued throughout the day.
                      Mahomet, Founder of Islam
                      6
                      The siege was very desperate both in the assault and the defense.
                      The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
                      7
                      But the assault has been costly in men and costly in materials.
                      The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Radio Addresse...
                      8
                      Football legend George Best was today arrested after an allegation of assault.
                      The Irish Times
                      9
                      It, too, defied the assault of time and the invasion of ideas.
                      Sacred and Profane Love: A Novel in Three Episodes
                      10
                      Baldwin was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment, police said.
                      Reuters
                      11
                      Neither of the attendants involved in the assault upon me was discharged.
                      A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
                      12
                      In a moment there was an assault, General Vogotzine leading the column.
                      Prince Zilah — Volume 2
                      13
                      Photo: SUPPLIED Police said she had endured a brutal and prolonged assault.
                      Radio NZ
                      14
                      The muleteer who had been killed in the assault was already buried.
                      Overland: A Novel
                      15
                      Benelli said sex-assault charges against people familiar to the accuser were mounting.
                      Feminist dot com
                      16
                      Aid groups warned a full assault may disrupt food and aid flows.
                      Reuters
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                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Common
                      South Africa
                      Common
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